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Dismissed30 August 20213273208

Lewth Farm, Lewth Lane, Woodplumpton, Preston, PR4 0TD

Planning appeal 3273208 at Lewth Farm, Lewth Lane, Woodplumpton, Preston, PR4 0TD (Preston City Council) was dismissed on 30 August 2021 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether safe and suitable access to the site can be achieved for all users.

change of use from agricultural building to storage and distribution building (Class B8) (Retrospective)

Authority
Preston City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Manchester S
Postcode
PR4 0TD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether safe and suitable access to the site can be achieved for all users

What decided it

The access road is not suitable for an intensification of use by larger commercial vehicles because it is too narrow, has constrained visibility, and serves residential properties and functions as a public right of way, making it unsafe for all users including pedestrians and cyclists.

The contribution of 8 employment opportunities to the local economy does not outweigh the harm to highway safety and the safety of vulnerable road users.

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