Olive Mount Redevelopment:

THE GOVERNMENT'S 'CALL-IN'
DECISION, March 2003
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The text of the GONW's letter to
Liverpool City Council

GOVERNMENT OFFICE FOR THE NORTH WEST
Sunley Tower, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester M1 4BE

(To) Mr M Morris.
Development Control Division
Liverpool City Council
PO Box 88, Municipal Buildings
Dale Street
Liverpool L69 2DH

Your Reference: 02F/0792
Our Reference: GONW/303/2/22

24 March 2003

Dear Mr Morris,

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT PLANS & CONSULTATION) (DEPARTURES) DIRECTIONS 1999
LAND BOUNDED BY CHILDWALL ROAD/ THINGWALL ROAD/ MANWEB PLAYING FIELDS/ OLIVE MOUNT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL/ MILL LANE, LIVERPOOL.


1. I refer to your letter of 4 March 2003 notifying us that your Council is minded to grant planning permission on the application (reference 02F/0792) by Liverpool Housing Action Trust and Wimpey Homes Manchester Limited to erect 249 dwellings, create areas of public open space; layout associated network of streets, pedestrian routes and parking areas; with traffic calming measures to existing streets, following demolition of school, tower blocks, and community facilities at the above-mentioned site.

2. As you will know, the Secretary of State's general approach is not to interfere with the jurisdiction of local planning authorities unless it is necessary to do so. Parliament has entrusted them with responsibility for day-to-day planning control in their areas. Local planning authorities are normally best placed to make decisions relating to their areas and it is right that in general, they should be free to carry out their duties responsibly, with the minimum of interference.

3.  There will be occasions, however, when the Secretary of State may consider it necessary to call in a planning application to determine himself instead of leaving it to the local planning authority. His policy is to be very selective about calling in planning applications. He will, in general, only take this step if planning issues of more than local importance are involved and if those issues need to be decided by the Secretary of State rather than at a local level. Each case is, however, considered on its own facts.

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