Planning appeal decision
Land of Chapel Lane, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 8EW
Planning appeal 3283978 at Land of Chapel Lane, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 8EW (Chorley Borough Council) was allowed on 28 March 2022 by Inspector Johnson W, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
stage 1 Permission in Principle application for the erection of 1 no. dwelling
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Johnson W
- Postcode
- PR6 8EW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
What decided it
The proposed development represents limited infilling in a village within the Green Belt, meeting the exception at NPPF paragraph 149(e), and therefore does not constitute inappropriate development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HS7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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