®Planning appeal decision
Land at Springfield Crescent, High Bentham, Lancaster
Planning appeal 3295490 at Land at Springfield Crescent, High Bentham, Lancaster (Craven District Council *) was dismissed on 28 February 2023 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed housing density and mix would be acceptable having regard to the locational strategy for the distribution of new housing development within the district including with reference to affordable housing.
Erection of 47 residential dwellings and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Craven District Council *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Burnham T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed housing density and mix would be acceptable having regard to the locational strategy for the distribution of new housing development within the district including with reference to affordable housing
- Whether the proposal would result in any unacceptable risk arising from the management of surface water
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal with regards to biodiversity
What decided it
The proposal fails to deliver the required level of housing at the appropriate density and mix for an important settlement within the district's locational strategy, and the surface water drainage arrangements cannot be assured to avoid increased flood risk elsewhere.
The benefits of affordable housing provision and social and economic benefits of housing development were outweighed by the failure to accord with the development strategy for housing density and mix, and the unresolved flood risk concerns
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP7Policy SP3Policy ENV6Policy ENV3Policy ENV4
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.