The Old Rib Farm, 55 Halfpenny Lane, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire, 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• whether the development plan policies most important for determining these appeals are out-of-date, with reference to (a) whether the lpa can show a 5-year supply of deliverable housing sites and (b) consistency with the National Planning Policy Framework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