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Allowed2 August 20223293422

Mayfield, Blue Stone Lane, Mawdesley

Planning appeal 3293422 at Mayfield, Blue Stone Lane, Mawdesley (Chorley Borough Council) was allowed on 2 August 2022 by Inspector Martinson P, 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 proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

the erection of one dwelling

Authority
Chorley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Martinson P
Postcode
L40 2RH

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 proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt

What decided it

The appeal site meets the definition of limited infilling in a village under NPPF paragraph 149(e) and Policy HS7, as it lies within an existing built-up frontage with buildings on either side and does not extend that frontage.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HS7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 147Paragraph 149

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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