Planning appeal decision
5 St Marys Road, Garston, Liverpool, L19 2NJ
Planning appeal 6010552 at 5 St Marys Road, Garston, Liverpool, L19 2NJ (Liverpool City Council) was dismissed on 18 September 2026 by Inspector Les Greenwood, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether acceptable living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of the proposed HMO.
Extension and change of use of upper floors from 2 apartments to a 7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO)
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- Les Greenwood
- Postcode
- L19 2NJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether acceptable living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of the proposed HMO
What decided it
The proposal would fail to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers due to inadequate internal space configuration and the complete absence of external amenity space required by policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP2Policy H10
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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