Planning appeal decision
Willow View Cottage, Preston, PR4 1HX
Planning appeal 3298879 at Willow View Cottage, Preston, PR4 1HX (Fylde Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 January 2023 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
the removal of existing miscellaneous structures, blocking up of access and erection of an agricultural storage building and green house
- Authority
- Fylde Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Ellison H
- Postcode
- PR4 1HX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers at the dwellings known as Swallow Cottage and Mayfield, with particular regard to noise and disturbance and privacy
What decided it
The proposal would harm both the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through noise and disturbance, conflicting with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh these harms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GD2Policy GD7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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