Land East of Charter Lane, Charnock Richard, PR7 5NA

Planning appeal 3313413 at Land East of Charter Lane, Charnock Richard, PR7 5NA (Chorley Borough Council) was allowed on 5 May 2023 by Inspector Searson C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for development, in the light of the locational policies in the development plan, highway safety and other material considerations.

the erection of 76no. affordable dwellings with access, parking, landscaping and all other associated works (including pumping station)

Authority: Chorley Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Searson C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for development, in the light of the locational policies in the development plan, highway safety and other material considerations

What decided it

The significant benefits of delivering 76 affordable homes in a borough with critical housing need, combined with the absence of demonstrable harm to highway safety and other material considerations, outweighed the policy conflict with CS Policy 1's locational strategy.

The policy harm from conflict with CS Policy 1 and limited harm to biodiversity were outweighed by the significant benefits of affordable housing delivery (100% affordable, substantially exceeding policy requirements), general housing delivery in a borough with only 3.3 years' supply, and employment benefits, with neutral effects on heritage, amenity, agricultural land, drainage and character.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS Policy 1CS Policy 4CS Policy 7CLP Policy V2CLP Policy BNE1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 74Paragraph 105Paragraph 111Paragraph 174Paragraph 180

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