Land to the North of Preston New Road, Freckleton, Lancashire, PR4 1HN

Planning appeal 3310575 at Land to the North of Preston New Road, Freckleton, Lancashire, PR4 1HN (Fylde Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 August 2023 by Inspector Lancaster K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed location of the development would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

the erection of up to two dwellings

Authority: Fylde Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Lancaster K
Postcode: PR4 1HN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed location of the development would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
The suitability of the proposed development due to the amount of development proposed
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 proposed development

What decided it

The site is located outside the settlement boundary in open countryside rather than within the village, and therefore does not qualify as limited infilling under NPPF paragraph 149(e), making the development inappropriate in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GD1Policy GD2Policy GD4Policy HL2Policy S1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 149

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