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Dismissed30 March 20266002344

5 Bradfield Road, Roby, Knowsley, L14 7AQ

Planning appeal 6002344 at 5 Bradfield Road, Roby, Knowsley, L14 7AQ (Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 March 2026 by Inspector Lancaster K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether Condition No.5 is reasonable and necessary, having regard to highway safety, with particular regard to parking provision.

the erection of a detached garage/storage building and conversion of a garage to habitable room without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 22/00765/FUL, dated 11 October 2023

Authority
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Lancaster K
Postcode
L14 7AQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether Condition No.5 is reasonable and necessary, having regard to highway safety, with particular regard to parking provision

What decided it

The removal of the condition would displace parking into the local highway, to the detriment of highway safety, as the turning head must remain unobstructed for emergency and waste collection vehicles to manoeuvre safely.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS2Policy CS7Policy CS19Policy H5Policy H8

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