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Dismissed22 April 20253351874

25 Wood Close, , Westvale, , Kirkby, , L32 5SU

Planning appeal 3351874 at 25 Wood Close, , Westvale, , Kirkby, , L32 5SU (Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 April 2025 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the property as a children's home for up to two children with a manager and two carers would constitute a material change of use requiring planning permission.

Change of use of a 3-bedroom dwelling (C3a) to a children's home for up to two children with manager and two carers (C2)

Authority
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Whalley J
Postcode
L32 5SU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use of the property as a children's home for up to two children with a manager and two carers would constitute a material change of use requiring planning permission

What decided it

The level and type of operation at the proposed children's home, including the presence of up to four adults on weekdays and associated traffic patterns, would result in a material change of use of the existing dwelling that would significantly affect the character of the house and its surroundings.

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