Earlier today, Councillors Ian Lewis, Lesley Rennie and Paul Hayes delivered a letter to 400 people living near the former Grove House Hotel. This followed notification from the Planning Department that a planning application for the change of use from a hotel to a hostel has, finally, been received.
It is now live on the Council’s planning system and you can find details here:
https://online.wirral.gov.uk/planning/index.html?fa=getApplication&id=227043
Please note the deadline for comments is 23 December.
You can submit your comments in several ways:
- Via the link above, if you are registered on the ‘My Wirral’ Council website
- Email planningapplications@wirral.gov.uk
- Write to Planning Department, Wirral Council, PO Box 290, Wallasey CH27 9FQ
Please ensure you give your name and address and quote the reference number APP/22/01848 in any correspondence.
Planning officers will, by law, only take into account matters such as:
- Loss of light or overshadowing
- Overlooking/loss of privacy
- Visual amenity (but not loss of private view)
- Adequacy of parking/loading/turning
- Highway safety
- Traffic generation
- Noise and disturbance resulting from use
- Hazardous materials
- Loss of trees (bit late in this case - most of the trees were felled...)
- Effect on listed building and conservation area
- Layout and density of building
- Design, appearance and materials
- Landscaping
- Road access
- Local, strategic, regional and national planning policies
- Government circulars, orders and statutory instruments
- Disabled persons' access
- Compensation and awards of costs against the Council at public enquiries
- Proposals in the Development Plan
- Previous planning decisions (including appeal decisions)
- Nature conservation
- Archaeology
- Solar panels
The Planning Officers cannot take into account matters which are sometimes raised but are not normally planning considerations such as:
- The perceived loss of property value
- Private disputes between neighbours
- The loss of a view
- The impact of construction work or competition between firms
- Restrictive covenants
- Ownerships disputes over rights of way
- Fence lines
- Personal views about the applicant or occupants
