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Allowed21 May 20253358291

205 Strand Road, Bootle, L20 3HJ

Planning appeal 3358291 at 205 Strand Road, Bootle, L20 3HJ (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 21 May 2025 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal property is an appropriate location for residential care accommodation.

change of use from C3 residential dwelling to C2 residential institution for children in care

Authority
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Hobbs J
Postcode
L20 3HJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal property is an appropriate location for residential care accommodation
  • The effect of the proposal on the fear of crime and anti-social behaviour

What decided it

The absence of substantive cogent evidence that the change of use would increase fear of crime or anti-social behaviour, combined with Merseyside Police's conditional acceptance and the appellant's high-ratio supervision model meeting regulatory standards.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EQ1 of A Local Plan for Sefton, April 2017
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 58

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