Controversial CCTV cameras will need to be removed from a car park in Wirral after a retrospective planning application was refused.
The controversy was that blue badge holders claimed they were being charged large fines for parking in the car park. Wirral Council’s planning committee was previously told the cameras were making people “terrified” to shop in town.
The decision was unanimous despite recommendation for it to be approved. A linked application on advertisements was approved incorrectly in September and an investigation is ongoing to find out why this happened.
