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Dismissed7 November 20253371637

Eastham House Farm, Eastham Village Road, Eastham, Merseyside, CH62 0AF

Planning appeal 3371637 at Eastham House Farm, Eastham Village Road, Eastham, Merseyside, CH62 0AF (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 November 2025 by Inspector Clark J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect on openness.

change of use from agricultural land to commercial satellite parking area (sui generis) for a period not exceeding two years

Authority
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Unknown
Inspector
Clark J
Postcode
CH62 0AF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect on openness
  • whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Eastham Village Conservation Area
  • the effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring residential properties due to noise and disturbance
  • whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development in the Green Belt

What decided it

The very special circumstances required to justify inappropriate Green Belt development do not exist because the evidence does not demonstrate the site is the only option available for the parking and storage facility, and the identified harms to heritage assets and neighbouring residential amenity are not clearly outweighed by other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
WS 1KWD 2WP 8WS 6WS 7.2WD 22WS 7WD 23WD 14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215

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