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Split Decision17 March 20253355258

51 Speke Hall Road, Liverpool, L25 0PS

Planning appeal 3355258 at 51 Speke Hall Road, Liverpool, L25 0PS (Liverpool City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 17 March 2025 by Inspector A Hartley, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding area.

First-floor extension to the rear and single-storey garage to side

Authority
Liverpool City Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
A Hartley
Postcode
L25 0PS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding area

What decided it

The disproportionate scale and massing of the first-floor rear extension with its prominent gabled roof design would appear visually jarring and fail to assimilate within the street scene, whereas the single-storey garage with its hipped roof would appear as an appropriate subordinate addition.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H8Policy UD1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57

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