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Allowed2 November 20213275199

Land to the Rear of 25 Brookfield Lane, Aughton, Lancashire, L39 6SN

Planning appeal 3275199 at Land to the Rear of 25 Brookfield Lane, Aughton, Lancashire, L39 6SN (West Lancashire District Council) was allowed on 2 November 2021 by Inspector Hatfield T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework.

2 No detached dwellinghouses

Authority
West Lancashire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hatfield T
Postcode
L39 6SN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework

What decided it

The proposal qualifies as limited infilling in villages under NPPF paragraph 149, an exception to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and therefore accords with Framework guidance on Green Belts.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 112

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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