®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear Of Whernside Road, Watery Lane, Lancaster, LA1 2TA
demolition of an existing dwelling and erection of 78 dwellings (C3) with associated vehicular and pedestrian access, internal roads, footpaths and parking, re-grading of land and retaining structures, drainage infrastructure and the provision of open space and equipped play area. This
- Authority
- Lancaster City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Hartley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the landscape character of the area and whether it constitutes good design
- The effect of the loss of undesignated open space in social and environmental terms
- The effect of the development on biodiversity
What decided it
The severe five-year housing land undersupply (2.1 years), which engaged the tilted balance and meant the identified but limited harms were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery.
The identified adverse impacts, including the reasoned conflict with policies DM46 and DM27, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the benefits (very substantial weight to housing delivery, moderate weight to economic and connectivity benefits, and biodiversity net gain) when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 174, 131, 179, 11, 120, 56, 77
Plan policies cited: Policy SP2, Policy ENV5, Policy DM46, Policy DM29, Policy DM27, Policy DM44, Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy DM30 a, b and c, Policy DM33, Policy DM34
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.