®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Heapey Road and North East of 31 Paradise Street, Chorley, PR6 9BJ
Planning appeal 3314846 at Land North of Heapey Road and North East of 31 Paradise Street, Chorley, PR6 9BJ (Chorley Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 December 2023 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including landscape character.
describes as ‘outline application for residential development of up to 130 dwellings
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Russell M
- Postcode
- PR6 9BJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including landscape character
- the weight to be given to the most important policies of the development plan for determining the appeal, having particular regard to the 5 year housing land supply position and relevant national policy
What decided it
The considerable harm to the character and appearance of the area and landscape character, which significantly and demonstrably outweighs the identified benefits of housing delivery and other positive aspects of the proposal.
The significant benefits of housing delivery (130 dwellings), affordable housing provision (35%), economic benefits, and highway improvements were weighed against the considerable harm to landscape character and appearance and conflict with Policy 21 of the Core Strategy; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the identified benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 (Location Growth)Policy 4 (Housing Delivery)Policy 7 (Affordable Housing)Policy 21 (Landscape Character Areas)Policy BNE2 (Development in the Area of Other Open Countryside)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 130Paragraph 174
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.