84 affordable homes at Huyton Cricket Club, Huyton, Knowsley

“The application proposes the erection of 84 dwellings, provision of roads and sewers, open space and other associated works.”

“It is proposed to change the use of the pavilion building to a flexible use falling within Use Class E, (commercial, business and service) F1 (learning and non-residential institutions) or F2 (local community uses).”

“The application site comprises 2.21ha of privately owned unmanaged greenspace which includes a Grade II listed pavilion building. An existing hedgerow runs along the site frontage to Huyton Lane.”

“The site is bounded by the River Alt to the northern boundary (and existing residential beyond), existing residential to the north west and western boundaries and Huyton Lane to the southern site boundary.”

“02/00611/FUL - ERECTION OF BUILDING TO FORM CLUBHOUSE, CREATION OF ADDITIONAL 45 CAR PARKING SPACES, ERECTION OF 2NO. 3 BAY PRACTICE NETS AND ALTERATION TO EXISTING SITE ACCESS. Refused October 2002”

“03/00330/FUL - ERECTION OF NEW CLUB HOUSE, CREATION OF 8 ADDITIONAL CAR PARKING SPACES, ALTERATION TO SITE ACCESSS AND ERECTION OF 2.4M HIGH ALL WEATHER/GRASS NETS. Granted April 2004”

“The impact of the development would have less than substantial harm on the listed pavilion building and this harm is considered to be outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme in the provision of 84 affordable housing units and the refurbishment and re- use of the listed pavilion building.”

“The proposal would be acceptable in terms of highway safety, impacts on residential amenity, drainage and flood risk, noise, contaminated land and trees/landscaping subject to the necessary mitigation and planning conditions.”

“Local Highway Authority (Knowsley Council) - No objections in principle subject to planning conditions securing full details of the site access, off site highway works, street lighting and traffic signage, a residential travel plan, construction management plan, parking management and maintenance strategy, cycle parking and watercourse buffer and maintenance scheme.”

“Sport England – Objects to the planning application as it does not accord with Sport England planning policies.”

“(i) In respect of planning application 25/00458/FUL that delegated authority be granted to the Head of Planning & Building Control to grant planning permission subject to:-”

“(c) In the event of the applicants not entering into a Section 106 agreement within 6 months of Planning Committee’s resolution to secure the obligations, that Planning Committee delegate authority to the Head of Planning & Building Control to refuse planning permission under delegated powers, on such grounds, should it be deemed that insufficient progress has been made in completing the s106 agreement; and…”