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Allowed25 August 20266006805

60 Marine Road West, Morecambe, LA4 4ET

Planning appeal 6006805 at 60 Marine Road West, Morecambe, LA4 4ET (Lancaster City Council) was allowed on 25 August 2026 by Inspector Elaine Moulton, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

Conversion from combined commercial and residential to combined commercial and House of Multiple Occupation

Authority
Lancaster City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
Elaine Moulton
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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP2 Policy DM1LP2 Policy DM13LP2 Policy DM29LP2 Policy DM61LP1 Policy EC5
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy N6

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