®Planning appeal decision
Land to the South of Southport Road, Shaw Green, Chorley, PR7 6ET
Planning appeal 3305925 at Land to the South of Southport Road, Shaw Green, Chorley, PR7 6ET (Chorley Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 February 2023 by Inspector Robbie K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development with respect to whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
Stage 1 permission in principle application for the erection of up to 5no. dwellings
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Robbie K
- Postcode
- PR7 6ET
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development with respect to whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the proposed development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any 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 substantial harm to the Green Belt from inappropriate development is not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing provision and economic contribution, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
the limited benefits of housing provision, small-to-medium site supply, and economic gains do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt and failure to preserve openness
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Chorley Local Plan (2015) Policy HS7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 69Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 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.
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.