®Planning appeal decision
Land at Bungalow Farm, Heatons Bridge Road, Ormskirk , Lancashire , L40 8JQ
construction of mushroom farm in conjunction with the agricultural business, Smithy Mushrooms Limited, to include portal frame buildings, car parking, hardstanding and sustainable drainage system
- Authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Johnson W
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the surrounding area
What decided it
The very significant economic and social benefits of the proposed development, including job creation and support of the existing local business, notably outweigh the limited harm to character and appearance and minor conflict with the development plan.
The loss of greenfield land and limited harm to character and appearance were outweighed by the very significant benefits to the economic and social roles through construction, support of the existing local business and generation of a notable number of job opportunities.
Framework references: 174, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy EN2, Policy GN3
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