®Planning appeal decision
Land East of Bay Horse Lane, Bay Horse, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 0HR
Planning appeal 3291972 at Land East of Bay Horse Lane, Bay Horse, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 0HR (Lancaster City Council) was dismissed on 2 August 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 one dwelling with associated access
- Authority
- Lancaster City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Taylor K
- Postcode
- LA2 0HR
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy DM4Policy DM60Policy DM29Policy DM46
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 12Paragraph 15
- Judgments
- Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin)
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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