Planning appeal decision
Land East of Fulwood Drive, Bare, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 6QD
Planning appeal 3326750 at Land East of Fulwood Drive, Bare, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 6QD (Lancaster City Council) was dismissed on 25 July 2024 by Inspector Dillon C, by written representations.
Outline application for the development of 129 residential dwellings and creation of new access
- Authority
- Lancaster City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dillon C
- Postcode
- LA4 6QD
What decided it
Planning committee members were entitled to apply greater weight to the less than substantial heritage harm to a nationally important designated heritage asset than the case officer, and this exercise of planning judgement does not constitute unreasonable behaviour warranting a costs award.
The planning committee applied great weight to the conservation of Torrisholme Barrow as a nationally important designated heritage asset and found that the less than substantial heritage harm and conflict with the development plan were not outweighed by the public benefits, thereby disengaging the tilted balance and refusing permission.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 208
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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