Land Adjacent Blainscough Hall, Blainscough Lane, Coppull, PR7 5FG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether or not the Council can demonstrate a 5 year supply of deliverable housing land, having particular regard to the development plan, relevant national policy and guidance, the housing need or requirement in Chorley and the deliverability of the housing land supply
• Whether or not the most important policies of the development plan for determining the appeal are out of date, having particular regard to the 5 year housing land supply position and relevant national policy
• Whether this, or any other material consideration, would justify the proposed development on safeguarded land at this time
• Whether or not there are adequate secondary school places to serve the development

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, engaging the tilted balance, which the significant housing and affordable housing benefits were found to outweigh the limited harm from conflict with the out-of-date safeguarded land policy.

The significant weight attributed to the delivery of 123 dwellings and 37 affordable homes, together with moderate and limited weight given to economic, open space and biodiversity benefits, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited weight given to conflict with the safeguarded land policy BNE.3, so the tilted balance favoured allowing the appeal.