®Planning appeal decision
60 Marine Road West, Morecambe, LA4 4ET
- Authority
- Lancaster City Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- LA4 4ET
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for the occupants with particular regard to the size of bedrooms 5 and 8, and refuse and bicycle storage
- the effect of the proposed development on the local housing mix and the character of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the SAC, SPA and Ramsar Site
What decided it
The Council's failure to quantify existing HMO concentration within the 100-metre radius or demonstrate that the proposal would exceed the 10% threshold, combined with the appellant's satisfaction of the exception criteria in LP2 Policy DM13, meant the development could not be found to conflict with the development plan.
The modest increase in recreational activity affecting the SAC, SPA and Ramsar Site was outweighed by the mitigation secured through the homeowner information pack condition, to which the Inspector attached significant weight.
Framework references: N6
Plan policies cited: LP2 Policy DM1, LP2 Policy DM13, LP2 Policy DM29, LP2 Policy DM61, LP1 Policy EC5
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.