®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Parr Lane, Eccleston, Lancashire, PR7 5SJ
Planning appeal 3284702 at Land South of Parr Lane, Eccleston, Lancashire, PR7 5SJ (Chorley Borough Council) was allowed on 17 March 2022 by Inspector Baird G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether having regard to the Supplemental Statement of Common Ground, there are material considerations that would justify dismissing the appeal.
for up to 34 dwellings and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Baird G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether having regard to the Supplemental Statement of Common Ground, there are material considerations that would justify dismissing the appeal
What decided it
The significant housing land supply shortfall and the delivery of 34 dwellings including 35% affordable housing, assessed under the tilted balance, outweigh the conflict with the safeguarding policy.
The benefits of housing delivery (significant weight) and affordable housing provision (significant weight), together with modest economic benefits (moderate weight) and limited biodiversity net gain (limited weight), significantly and demonstrably outweigh the harm from conflict with LP Policy BNE3 when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Central Lancashire Core Strategy Policy 1Central Lancashire Core Strategy Policy 4Central Lancashire Core Strategy Policy 7Central Lancashire Core Strategy Policy 15Central Lancashire Core Strategy Policy 29Chorley Local Plan Policy BNE3Chorley Local Plan Policy BNE1Chorley Local Plan Policy BNE9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 111
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.