64 Thornton Road, Bootle, L20 5AR

Authority: Sefton
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: community-institutional
Postcode: L20 5AR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site would provide a suitable location for the proposed children's care home
the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants, with particular reference to noise

What decided it

The proposal would fail to satisfy the locational requirements of Policy BAAP18 of the Bootle Area Action Plan, which prohibits conversion of buildings into children's residential care homes within 400m of an existing converted property meeting similar needs, and the appeal site lies within 400m of an existing children's residential care home.

Plan policies cited: Policy HC2 of the Local Plan for Sefton 2030, Policy BAAP18 of the Bootle Area Action Plan, Policy EQ2 of the Local Plan for Sefton 2030, Policy EQ4 of the Local Plan for Sefton 2030

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