®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent Fairfield , Royalty Avenue , New Longton, Preston, Lancashire , PR4 4JN
described in the application form as: ‘Up to 3 Dwellings’
- Authority
- South Ribble Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Martinson P
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 and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the availability of best and most versatile agricultural land
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm from inappropriate development and loss of openness, combined with minor agricultural land harm, is not clearly outweighed by the modest housing and economic benefits, such that very special circumstances do not exist to justify the proposal.
Framework references: 147, 149, 137, 174, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy G1 of the South Ribble Local Plan (2015), Policy 31 of the Central Lancashire Core Strategy (2012)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.