Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacnet to 8 Park Avenue, New Longton, Preston, Lancashire , PR4 4AY
Planning appeal 3284681 at Land Adjacnet to 8 Park Avenue, New Longton, Preston, Lancashire , PR4 4AY (South Ribble Borough Council) was allowed on 4 March 2022 by Inspector Taylor K, 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 proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
erection of up to two detached dwellings
- Authority
- South Ribble Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Taylor K
- Postcode
- PR4 4AY
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 proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the development is inappropriate within the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations and whether very special circumstances exist
What decided it
The proposal would constitute limited infilling within a village as an exception to inappropriate Green Belt development under NPPF paragraph 149(e) and Policy G1, as the site would fill a modest gap between existing residential properties and forms part of the established settlement pattern.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy G1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 147
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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