Planning appeal decision
8 Cotton Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 7DY
Planning appeal 3346592 at 8 Cotton Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 7DY (Liverpool City Council) was allowed on 15 November 2024 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the provision of industrial land.
alterations to the existing MOT Centre to form a new bar with entrance from Dickson Street; with new steel mezzanine level
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- L3 7DY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the provision of industrial land
What decided it
The site-specific policies for the Ten Streets District (policy CC13 and the SPD) anticipated a mix of employment-generating uses including complementary leisure uses, which supported the proposal despite some tension with the generic industrial area policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EC2Policy CC13
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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