PLI version Southport Seafront SPG - Sefton Council

The following general principles will be applied in the consideration of all
development proposals:
(i) development will provide for a choice of means of transport to and within the site,
giving priority to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users.
(ii) development will not be permitted if it would:
• compromise road safety by site access or internal circulation issues; or
• cause significant harm to amenity, or to the character or appearance of the
surrounding area; or
• create risk to people and property as a result of flooding, air or water pollution,
land contamination, or noise or light nuisance; or
• prejudice the comprehensive development of the area.
(iii) significant weight will be attached to the quality of building and site design
and layout, in particular for development which would be prominent because of
its scale or location. The design of development shall have regard to:
• the needs of people who have disabilities;
• the need for efficiency in the use of water, land and of non-renewable resources,
including natural resources and energy;
• the need to make the proposal as sustainable as practicable.
(iv) Planning conditions and legal agreements will be used where appropriate
to make the most of the social, economic and environmental benefits of
development.
POLICY UP1
DEVELOPMENT IN URBAN PRIORITY AREAS
1. The Urban Priority Areas comprise the following wards which have the highest
concentration of social and economic deprivation:
- Linacre, Derby, Litherland, Netherton and Orrell, St Oswald, Ford and Church
in the south of the Borough
- Dukes and Cambridge in Southport.
2. Development will not be permitted if it is inconsistent with the objectives of any
strategy or action plan approved by a local partnership responsible for
regeneration programmes within these areas, including the following
programmes:
(i) Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder Area
(ii) South Sefton (SRB 6)
(iii) Atlantic Gateway Strategic Investment Area
(iv) Dunningsbridge Pathways
(v) Bootle/Seaforth/Orrell Pathways
(vi) Southport Seafront Action Plan
3. Neighbourhood Renewal Fund Development proposals within the Priority Areas
in the South of the Borough should have regard to the following key criteria:
(i) Safeguarding existing sources of local employment and increasing
opportunities for new locally accessible employment
(ii) Maintaining a choice of good quality housing appropriate to the needs of
current and future households