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Dismissed3 February 20223257357

The Old Rib Farm, 55 Halfpenny Lane, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 2EA

Planning appeal 3257357 at The Old Rib Farm, 55 Halfpenny Lane, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 2EA (Preston City Council) was dismissed on 3 February 2022 by Inspector Baird G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the implications for the living conditions of prospective residents with reference to odour.

the erection of 50 dwellings and associated works

Authority
Preston City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Baird G
Postcode
PR3 2EA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the implications for the living conditions of prospective residents with reference to odour
  • whether the proposal conflicts with the development plan
  • whether the development plan policies most important for determining these appeals are out-of-date, with reference to (a) whether the lpa can show a 5-year supply of deliverable housing sites and (b) consistency with the National Planning Policy Framework (Framework)
  • whether the conclusions on matters 2a and 2b or any other material consideration would justify allowing the appeals

What decided it

The cumulative harm to prospective residents' living conditions from odour and the fundamental conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy outweighed the housing and economic benefits.

the substantial weight given to market and affordable housing delivery and the significant weight given to economic benefits did not outweigh the harm to living conditions from odour, the fundamental conflict with the development plan spatial strategy, and the healthy 5-year housing land supply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
JCS Policy 1JCS Policy 4JCS Policy 17LP Policy EN1LP Policy HS1.14JCS Policy 7JCS Policy 13JCS Policy 21JCS Policy 16LP Policy EN8JCS Policy 18JCS Policy 22LP Policy EN10LP Policy EN11LP Policy AD 1 aLP Policy AD 1 bLP Policy HS4LP Policy HS5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 187Paragraph 74Paragraph 11Paragraph 3Paragraph 33Paragraph 81Paragraph 84
Judgments
Wainhomes (North-West) Limited & Secretary of State for Housing Communities & Local Government & South Ribble Borough Council [2020] EWHC 2294 (Admin); Wavendon Properties Limited and Secretary of State of Housing Communities and Local Government and Milton Keynes Council [2019] EWHC1524 (Admin)

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