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Dismissed8 September 20233309470

119 Garstang Road, Claughton-On-Brock, PR3 0PH

Planning appeal 3309470 at 119 Garstang Road, Claughton-On-Brock, PR3 0PH (Wyre Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 September 2023 by Inspector Robbie K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of town, district and local shopping centres.

a single-storey extension with mezzanine to existing storage building to create a retail unit (Use Class E(a)), and erection of workshop building (Use Class B2), with new carparking area in the existing yard

Authority
Wyre Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Robbie K
Postcode
PR3 0PH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of town, district and local shopping centres
  • The effects of the proposed development on the supply of employment land and premises

What decided it

The availability of a suitably sized retail unit in Garstang town centre, combined with the appellant's failure to provide adequate evidence that the proposed retail use could not be accommodated there, meant the sequential test was not satisfied and the proposal would harmfully undermine the viability of the defined centre.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EP5Policy SP2Policy EP2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88

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