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Dismissed10 May 20243329702

Land at Babylon Lane, Heath Charnock, Adlington, Chorley, PR6 9NP

Planning appeal 3329702 at Land at Babylon Lane, Heath Charnock, Adlington, Chorley, PR6 9NP (Chorley Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 May 2024 by Inspector Jordan A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal makes effective provision for drainage for the development and whether it would exacerbate flood risk off-site.

outline planning application for the proposed development of 40 dwellings, with associated new access, replacement of brass band building and associated parking, landscaping reserved, on land at Babylon Lane, Adlington, Chorley

Authority
Chorley Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Jordan A
Postcode
PR6 9NP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal makes effective provision for drainage for the development and whether it would exacerbate flood risk off-site
  • Whether the proposal would preserve the special interest of the Grade II listed building known as Greenhalgh Farmhouse
  • The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effects of the proposal in relation to highway safety

What decided it

The failure to carry out a Sequential Test for flood risk engaged a clear policy reason for refusal under Framework footnote 7, preventing the tilted balance from being applied and meaning the identified benefits could not outweigh the harm from development in a flood risk area.

the benefits of housing supply, biodiversity net gain and the community band facility did not outweigh the harm and policy conflict arising from development in an area of flood risk without a Sequential Test having been carried out, so the proposal did not accord with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 29 (Central Lancashire Core Strategy)Policy 17 (Central Lancashire Core Strategy)Policy BNE1 (Local Plan)Policy 16 (Central Lancashire Core Strategy)Policy BNE8 (Local Plan)Policy BNE3 (Local Plan)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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