Planning appeal decision
Taigh Mor School Lane, Catforth, Preston, PR4 0HL
Planning appeal 3287416 at Taigh Mor School Lane, Catforth, Preston, PR4 0HL (Preston City Council) was dismissed on 26 July 2022 by Inspector Taylor K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal proposal would constitute an acceptable form of development with particular regard to the provisions of local and national policy in respect of the location of development.
erection of detached bungalow in vacant garden. This
- Authority
- Preston City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Taylor K
- Postcode
- PR4 0HL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal proposal would constitute an acceptable form of development with particular regard to the provisions of local and national policy in respect of the location of development
What decided it
The proposal would constitute backland development rather than appropriate infilling within a group of buildings, contrary to the locational development strategy and rural aims of the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 of the Central Lancashire Core Strategy 2012Policy EN1 of the Preston Local Plan 2012-26 2015Policy HS4Policy HS5Policy 4 of the Central Lancashire Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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