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Dismissed4 February 20263371144

Cornerwood, Land to the Rear of 14 Stokesay, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 7PU

Planning appeal 3371144 at Cornerwood, Land to the Rear of 14 Stokesay, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 7PU (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 February 2026 by Inspector Fawcett E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for the future occupants, with particular regard to outlook, daylight and sunlight.

a single dwelling

Authority
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Fawcett E
Postcode
CH43 7PU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for the future occupants, with particular regard to outlook, daylight and sunlight
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the effect on protected trees
  • The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of Foxearth with particular regard to privacy
  • The effect of the proposal on protected species, with particular regard to bats

What decided it

The adverse impacts on living conditions of future and neighbouring occupants, pressure on protected trees, and unresolved harm to protected species significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of a single dwelling contribution to housing supply.

The benefits of housing delivery and self-build were substantially outweighed by the significant harm to living conditions of future and neighbouring occupants, considerable pressure on protected trees, and unresolved potential harm to protected species

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy WS 7Policy WD 23Policy WD1Policy WS 5Policy WD 3Policy WD 24

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