®Planning appeal decision
Land to the south of Southport Road, Shaw Green, CHORLEY, PR7 6ET
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
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
Framework references: 11, 69, 137, 147, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Chorley Local Plan (2015) Policy HS7
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.