Wirral Council planning officer decides environmental impact assessment not required for controversial Saughall Massie greenbelt fire station planning application

Wirral Council planning officer decides environmental impact assessment not required for controversial Saughall Massie greenbelt fire station planning application

Wirral Council planning officer decides environmental impact assessment not required for controversial Saughall Massie greenbelt fire station planning application

                                              

photo 15 Land off Saughall Massie Road Saughall Massie 13th December 2016 SAVE OUR GREEN BELT SAY NO TO THE FIRE STATION banner
photo 15 Land off Saughall Massie Road Saughall Massie 13th December 2016 SAVE OUR GREEN BELT SAY NO TO THE FIRE STATION banner

The Saughall Massie fire station saga, already as long as Beowulf but with less dragons, reached another stage in the planning decision-making process this week.

The developers asked Wirral Council for a screening opinion as to whether the proposed two bay fire station with car parking and landscaping constituted “EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment)” development.

Wirral Council replied in a decision letter that their screening opinion is that an environmental impact assessment will not be required.

No date has been set for a Planning Committee decision on the revised linked planning application (after the first one was refused last year), but a decision is expected on this revised planning application by mid-September 2017.

The nearby Girtrell Court site received permission for demolition in late April 2017. The Girtrell Court site nearby (although it does not have main road access) is roughly the same size as land Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority want in the greenbelt for their new fire station.

Applications for planning permission in the greenbelt can be refused if other suitable alternative brownfield sites are available.

One of the justifications for a new fire station in Saughall Massie is the proposed Hoylake Golf Resort.

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