®Planning appeal decision
Goosnargh Cottage Whittingham Lane and land south of 780-818 Whittingham Lane, Goosnargh Preston, PR3 2AX
for the erection of up to 65 dwellings with access from Whittingham Lane. Appeal B: APP/N2345/W/20/3258894 Land to the south of Whittingham Lane, Goosnargh, Lancashire
- Authority
- Preston City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Baird G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- 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- whether the development plan policies most important for determining these appeals are out-of-date, with reference to (a) whether the lpa can show a 5-year supply of deliverable housing sites and (b) consistency with the National Planning Policy Framework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)
- the effect on the character of the village
- whether the conclusions on matters 2a and 2b or any other material consideration would justify allowing the appeals
What decided it
The fundamental conflict of the proposal with the development plan's spatial strategy (JCS Policy 1 and LP Policy EN1), which was not outweighed by the benefits under the flat balance.
the substantial weight for market/affordable housing delivery and significant weight for economic benefits, together with lesser weighted benefits, did not outweigh the fundamental conflict with the development plan spatial strategy and the plan as a whole, so the flat balance came down against the proposal
Framework references: 3, 11, 33, 57, 60, 61, 74, 81, 84, 110, 111, 174
Plan policies cited: JCS Policy 1, JCS Policy 4, LP Policy EN1, JCS Policy 7, JCS Policy 13, JCS Policy 17, JCS Policy 18, JCS Policy 21, JCS Policy 22, JCS Policy 29, LP Policy EN 10, LP Policy EN 11, LP Policy ST2, LP Policies AD 1 a and b, LP Policies HS4 and 5
Judgments cited: 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)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.