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Allowed1 September 20266010397

41a Liverpool Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 4AG

Planning appeal 6010397 at 41a Liverpool Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 4AG (Sefton) was allowed on 1 September 2026 by Inspector R Gravett, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the operation of solar panels on the neighbouring property at 41 Liverpool Road.

two bedroomed flat above existing retailing property – hairdresser's

Authority
Sefton
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
R Gravett
Postcode
PR8 4AG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the operation of solar panels on the neighbouring property at 41 Liverpool Road

What decided it

The substantial weight given by the Framework to creating additional residential accommodation within settlements through intensification of commercial premises outweighed the moderate harmful effect on the neighbouring solar panels.

the benefit of creating an additional home in this location would not be substantially outweighed by the harmful effect on the operation of the solar panels

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD2 of 'A Local Plan for Sefton' (2017)

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