®Planning appeal decision
17 Whittingham Lane, Broughton, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 5DA
Planning appeal 3324970 at 17 Whittingham Lane, Broughton, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 5DA (Preston City Council) was allowed on 9 January 2024 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the development is appropriate and in keeping with the character and appearance of the area, having regard to relevant local planning policies.
the erection of a single 4-bedroom 2 storey dwelling and a single 6-bedroom 2 storey dwelling, plus associated landscaping and private driveways
- Authority
- Preston City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- PR3 5DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the development is appropriate and in keeping with the character and appearance of the area, having regard to relevant local planning policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 17 Whittingham Lane and 19 Whittingham Lane with regard to noise
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers with regard to refuse collection
What decided it
The Neighbourhood Plan's identification of lengthy rear gardens on Whittingham Lane as suitable for backland development, being the more up-to-date document reflecting local community aspirations, resolved the tension with the Core Strategy and established that the principle of development was acceptable.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 of the Central Lancashire Core Strategy 2012Policy AD1(b) of the Preston Local Plan 2012-2026Policy RES of the Broughton Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018Policy RES1 of the Broughton Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018
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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