®Planning appeal decision
CORNERWOOD, land to the rear of 14 Stokesay, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 7PU
a single dwelling
- Authority
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fawcett E
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
Plan policies cited: Policy WS 7, Policy WD 23, Policy WD1, Policy WS 5, Policy WD 3, Policy WD 24
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.