®Planning appeal decision
Land named Pool Inn, Address Line 1 Poulton Bridge Road, Wallasey, CH44 5SN, CH44 5SN
construction of a building consisting of 15No one and two bedroomed self contained apartments with car parking, cycles, refuge and amenity space
- Authority
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Veevers A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of 469 and 471 Poulton Road with particular regard to daylight, sunlight and outlook; and 3 and 5 Poulton Bridge Road with particular regard to outlook and privacy
- whether or not the proposal makes adequate provision for affordable housing, having regard to local policies
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to the living conditions of neighbouring residents through loss of sunlight and overbearing outlook, combined with the failure to secure a legally sound and compliant affordable housing contribution, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery in the planning balance.
The adverse effects of the proposed development, comprising harm to neighbouring living conditions and failure to deliver compliant affordable housing, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of delivering 15 new dwellings and contributing to housing supply, even with the tilted balance engaged by the lack of a five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 58, 125, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy HS4, Policy URN2, Policy HS6, Policy HSG2, Wirral Unitary Development Plan, adopted 2000
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.