131-133 South Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 0LT

Planning appeal 3360887 at 131-133 South Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 0LT (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 February 2026 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of the flats in respect of the absence of outside amenity space.

a retrospective planning application to regularise the creation of 4no. separate self-contained 1-bedroom flats at 1st and 2nd floor level

Authority: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Hartley D
Postcode: L22 0LT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of the flats in respect of the absence of outside amenity space

What decided it

The substantial positive contribution to housing supply in an area with only 3.5 years of deliverable housing land, combined with the sustainable location and economic benefits to the district centre, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate harm from the absence of private outside amenity space.

The living conditions harm caused by the absence of private outside amenity space and conflict with policy HC4 was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery, sustainable location, efficient use of land, and economic benefits to the district centre when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HC4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 232

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