®Planning appeal decision
2 The Ridgeway, Meols, CH47 9SA
outline approval (access and scale) for up to two dwellings
- Authority
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would be in an appropriate location with regard to flood risk
- whether there would be suitable access to the highway
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant harm to biodiversity including to priority habitats with inadequate mitigation, and has not demonstrated that the sequential test for flood risk has been passed, with these harms outweighing the modest benefits of two additional dwellings.
Framework references: 73, 136, 173, 174, 177, 179, 187, 193
Plan policies cited: Policy WD1, Policy WS7, Policy WD3, Policy WD4, Policy WD24, Supplementary Planning Guidance Note 10, Supplementary Planning Document 4
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.