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Dismissed17 July 20266004643

Land at Watery Lane, Sutton, St. Helens, WA9 3GD

Planning appeal 6004643 at Land at Watery Lane, Sutton, St. Helens, WA9 3GD (St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 July 2026 by Inspector R Walker, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposed development on Green Infrastructure with particular reference to its character and appearance, amenity value, and function as a wildlife corridor.

change of use of land to form a 2-pitch family (2 static and 1 trailer) family traveller site with access from Watery Lane via Keates Street, and boundary treatments with landscaping

Authority
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy
Inspector
R Walker
Postcode
WA9 3GD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposed development on Green Infrastructure with particular reference to its character and appearance, amenity value, and function as a wildlife corridor
  • Whether any harm arising from the proposed development would be outweighed by other considerations

What decided it

The unmitigated, very considerable harm to the character, appearance, amenity value and wildlife corridor function of the Greenway significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits, including the shortfall in the Council's five-year pitch supply and the personal circumstances of the family.

The very considerable adverse impacts on the Greenway significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits, including the lack of a five-year supply of deliverable pitches and the personal circumstances of the appellant's family, such that the development would not represent sustainable development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LPA01Policy LPC03Policy LPC07Policy LPC09Policy LPC10Policy LPD01
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 129Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 187

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