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Dismissed2 July 20243329504

Land at Newgate Lane, Newgate Lane, Whitestake, Lancashire, PR4 4JU

Planning appeal 3329504 at Land at Newgate Lane, Newgate Lane, Whitestake, Lancashire, PR4 4JU (South Ribble Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 July 2024 by Inspector Francis M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

the erection of two dwellings and associated development

Authority
South Ribble Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Francis M
Postcode
PR4 4JU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • If the proposed development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness or any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The site does not represent limited infilling in a village as it lacks the characteristics of a narrow gap in an otherwise built-up frontage, and the modest benefits of two new dwellings do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the inappropriateness of the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy G1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 152Paragraph 154

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