Planning appeal decision
Stoat Hall Fisheries, Back Lane, Bretherton, Leyland, Lancashire, PR26 9BE
Planning appeal 3293597 at Stoat Hall Fisheries, Back Lane, Bretherton, Leyland, Lancashire, PR26 9BE (Chorley Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 October 2022 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the applicant is seeking planning permission for 3 no. touring pitches, and also for the retention of 2 no. touring caravans
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Manchester S
- Postcode
- PR26 9BE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness or other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal would result in a harmful loss of openness of the Green Belt through the visual prominence and conspicuousness of touring caravans, and no other considerations clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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