Planning appeal decision
Land at Cottage Gardens, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6AG
Planning appeal 3271976 at Land at Cottage Gardens, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6AG (South Ribble Borough Council) was allowed on 8 April 2022 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on trees protected by Tree Protection Order.
erection of 11no. dwellings with associated works
- Authority
- South Ribble Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Manchester S
- Postcode
- PR5 6AG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on trees protected by Tree Protection Order
- The relationship of the proposal to the wider Site S (Land off Brindle Road) residential allocation
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residential occupiers
What decided it
The loss of the TPO-protected poplar trees was unavoidable and would be adequately mitigated by replacement planting, allowing the proposal to proceed despite tension with the restrictive wording of Policy G13.
The benefits of housing delivery and the unavoidable nature of tree loss with adequate mitigation outweighed the tension with the restrictive part of Policy G13 and local concerns about increased traffic.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1Policy G13Policy G17
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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