Land at Blackburn Road, Wheelton, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 8HS

Planning appeal 3312908 at Land at Blackburn Road, Wheelton, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 8HS (Chorley Borough Council) was allowed on 30 May 2023 by Inspector Wildgoose G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is consistent with the objectives of local and national planning policies relating to the location of housing.

outline planning application for residential development of up to 40 dwellings with access from Blackburn Road and all other matters reserved

Authority: Chorley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wildgoose G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal is consistent with the objectives of local and national planning policies relating to the location of housing
if there are any adverse effects of the development proposed, including conflict with the development plan as a whole, whether they would be outweighed by any other material considerations

What decided it

The absence of a five-year housing land supply and the out-of-date housing requirement policy, combined with the meaningful contribution to housing delivery and the absence of significant environmental or amenity harm, meant the benefits of the proposal outweighed the conflict with the development plan under the tilted balance.

The conflict with Policy 1 of the Core Strategy and loss of greenfield agricultural land (moderate harm) were outweighed by the significant benefit of providing up to 40 dwellings including 35% affordable housing in circumstances of a shortfall in housing land supply, together with moderate environmental benefits from biodiversity net gain and limited benefits from highway improvements and open space provision.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1 of the Central Lancashire Core StrategyPolicy 4 of the Central Lancashire Core StrategyPolicy 7 of the Central Lancashire Core StrategyPolicy 15 of the Central Lancashire Core StrategyPolicy 16 of the Central Lancashire Core StrategyPolicy 17 of the Central Lancashire Core StrategyPolicy 27 of the Central Lancashire Core StrategyPolicy 29 of the Central Lancashire Core StrategyPolicy V2 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026Policy BNE1 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026Policy BNE6 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026Policy BNE8 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026Policy BNE9 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026Policy BNE10 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026Policy BNE11 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026Policy HS4A of the Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026Policy HS4B of the Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026Policy ST1 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 74Paragraph 79

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