®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed18 October 20233314091
Briery Works, 132A Blackgate Lane, Tarleton, LAncashire, PR4 6UU
Erection of an additional building on the rural industrial site to enlarge the commercial business
- Authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Martinson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the 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
What decided it
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm (inappropriateness and loss of openness) was not clearly outweighed by the moderate economic and employment benefits claimed by the appellant.
Framework references: 137, 149, 81
Plan policies cited: Policy GN1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.