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Land To South Of Spurriers Lane Melling

DC/2018/00844Full ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 18 December 2018

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of Use from a pony paddock to provide 6 Gypsy/Traveller Pitches inclusive of 6 static caravans, 6 touring caravans, 6 amenity blocks, access driveway and bio-disc

Received
4 May 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Molyneux Ward
Agent
Trevor Mennell Planning
  1. Received4 May
  2. Validated4 May
  3. Consult.23 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Dec

Decided in 228 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land To South Of Spurriers Lane Melling. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 228 days, 25 weeks longer than Sefton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Molyneux Ward.

95% of full applications at Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Melling Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 May 2018
Consultation expiry
23 July 2018
Consultation end
23 July 2018
Neighbour consultation start
31 May 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent
Trevor Mennell Planning
Agent address
The Gables Kendricks Bank Bayston Hill Shrewsbury SY3 0EH Shropshire

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
4 July 2018
Site notice end
26 June 2018

Appeal

Appeal reference
AP/2019/00225
Appeal status
Appeal lodged
Appeal result
Appeal Allowed with Conditions

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06946053
Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Sefton
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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