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Allowed10 September 20243344143

Land off Bankfield Lane, Churchtown, Southport, PR9 7NT

Planning appeal 3344143 at Land off Bankfield Lane, Churchtown, Southport, PR9 7NT (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 10 September 2024 by Inspector Hockenhull H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal accords with Policy MN2 of the Sefton Local Plan in respect of the access to the site.

the erection of 9 houses, together with a new vehicular access and associated works (part alternative to application reference DC/2017/00821)

Authority
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hockenhull H
Postcode
PR9 7NT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal accords with Policy MN2 of the Sefton Local Plan in respect of the access to the site

What decided it

The minimal traffic impact of accessing only 6 dwellings from Bankfield Lane (5 two-way movements in peak hour) combined with acceptable visibility splays and no highway safety concerns demonstrated that the proposal achieves the underlying objective of Policy MN2 despite the technical breach of its access requirement.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy MN2Policy MN2.2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 115

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