Planning appeal decision
1 Harris Drive, Bootle, L20 6LD
Planning appeal 3356240 at 1 Harris Drive, Bootle, L20 6LD (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 9 April 2025 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the living conditions of nearby residents with regard to noise and disturbance.
an outside seating area with bollards and barrier system
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- L20 6LD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the living conditions of nearby residents with regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
Subject to conditions limiting operating hours to 9am-9pm and prohibiting amplified music or live entertainment, the noise impact on nearby residents would not be unacceptably harmful given the distance involved and existing noise environment.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- HC3(2)(a)EQ10(1)(a)
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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