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Allowed5 May 20233307710

Land South East of South Lancashire Industrial Estate, Lockett Road, Wigan, WN4 8TP

Planning appeal 3307710 at Land South East of South Lancashire Industrial Estate, Lockett Road, Wigan, WN4 8TP (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 5 May 2023 by Inspector Longmuir J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal.

an outline planning application with details of means of access (partial details of access and details of scale, layout, appearance and landscape are reserved) for the erection of up to 625,000 sqft (58,064sqm) (GIA) of industrial, storage and distribution floorspace with ancillary offices (Use Classes B2, B8 and E(g)), construction of primary estate road off Bolton Road and associated works

Authority
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Longmuir J
Postcode
WN4 8DE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
  • the effect of the proposal on the operation of the local road network, in particular congestion and pedestrian safety, notwithstanding the mitigation proposed

What decided it

The very considerable employment and economic benefits of implementing a long-standing but previously undeliverable employment allocation clearly and demonstrably outweighed the very limited Green Belt harm, establishing very special circumstances.

the very considerable benefits of the proposal (delivery of a long-allocated employment site, substantial job creation, reduced out-commuting, and environmental/transport benefits) clearly and demonstrably outweighed the very limited Green Belt harm, to which substantial weight was given, so as to amount to very special circumstances

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP8Policy CP7Policy CP12Policy CP5Policy EM1A
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 2Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 111Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 150Paragraph 180
Judgments
R (Hawkhurst PC) v Tunbridge Wells BC & Ors. [2020] EWHC 3019 Admin) at [138]

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