The approval of a controversial housing development in Wirral was branded 'disgraceful' at a fiery meeting.
The development application proposed the demolition of several buildings at 100 and 102 Meols Drive to build a single apartment block of ten flats with underground parking. The planning committee voted on two motions, one to refuse the application and one to approve. Votes for both fell along the same lines with nine in favour and two against approving the controversial plans.
Hundreds of residents had opposed the plans and 14 objectors attended and protested when a representative for the application made claims about the sustainability of the project. When the Meols Drive development plan was approved, one member of the public urged councillors to consider the environmental impact of the proposal. “I think you should all consider the carbon cost more,” they said while another said it was “disgraceful.”
