®Planning appeal decision
Land east of Bay Horse Lane, Bay Horse, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 0HR
erection of one dwelling with associated access
- Authority
- Lancaster City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Taylor K
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
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The unsustainable location of the site in open countryside remote from services and public transport, combined with harm to character and appearance through loss of an important gap in development, outweighs the limited housing and economic benefits.
The limited benefits of housing supply and economic contribution do not outweigh the policy conflicts and harm to character and appearance; the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits even if there were a five-year housing supply shortfall
Framework references: 80, 12, 15
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy DM4, Policy DM60, Policy DM29, Policy DM46
Judgments cited: Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin)
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.