Greens Lane, Downholland, Lydiate, Lancashire, L31 4HT

Planning appeal 3322950 at Greens Lane, Downholland, Lydiate, Lancashire, L31 4HT (Lancashire County Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 21 June 2024 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The potentially damaging effect on highway conditions that would result from further heavy goods vehicle movements on Greens Lane and Eager Lane associated with the completion of the agricultural irrigation reservoir.

the construction of an agricultural irrigation reservoir

Authority: Lancashire County Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Braithwaite J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The potentially damaging effect on highway conditions that would result from further heavy goods vehicle movements on Greens Lane and Eager Lane associated with the completion of the agricultural irrigation reservoir
The effect of further heavy goods vehicle movements on the amenities of local residents

What decided it

The imposition of conditions limiting heavy goods vehicle movements and restricting operational hours would prevent significant adverse effects on highway conditions and residential amenity, allowing the development to proceed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: DM2 of the Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan

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