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Pickerings Farm Site, Flag Lane, Penwortham, Lancashire, PR1 9TQ
Planning appeal 3295498 at Pickerings Farm Site, Flag Lane, Penwortham, Lancashire, PR1 9TQ (South Ribble Borough Council) was allowed on 9 February 2023 by Inspector Hanna P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Housing Policies and masterplanning.
Appeal A: residential-led mixed-use development of up to 920 dwellings (Use Classes C3 and C2), a local centre including retail, employment and community uses (Use Classes E and Sui Generis), a two form entry primary school (Use Class F), green infrastructure and associated infrastructure following demolition of certain existing buildings; Appeal B: residential development of up to 180 dwellings (Use Classes C3 and C2), green infrastructure and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- South Ribble Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Hanna P
- Postcode
- PR1 9TP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Housing Policies and masterplanning
- Impact on highway network
- Pedestrians and cyclists on Bee Lane Bridge
- Adequacy of highway improvements
What decided it
The proposals were found to accord with the development plan as a whole (being an allocated site meeting policy requirements for masterplanning, phasing and highways), with no identified conflicting material considerations, and significant benefits including delivery of 1,100 homes and affordable housing.
Significant weight benefits (1,100 homes and affordable housing), moderate weight benefits (school, local centre, open space, economic benefits) and limited weight benefits (sustainable travel, landscaping, biodiversity net gain, drainage betterment) all weighed in favour, with no material considerations carrying weight against the proposals.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy C1Policy A1Policy A2Policy G17Policy G10Policy G11Policy G3Policy D1Policy 17Policy 2Policy 7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 111Paragraph 126Paragraph 132
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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