Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Friths Court, Gregson Lane, Brindle, PR5 0ED
Planning appeal 3331978 at Land Adjacent to Friths Court, Gregson Lane, Brindle, PR5 0ED (Chorley Borough Council) was allowed on 2 July 2024 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.
permission in principle for a minimum of 5 no. dwellings and a maximum of 7 no. dwellings
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
- Postcode
- PR5 0ED
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate the required housing land supply engaged paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the housing and economic benefits of the proposal were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by any adverse impacts.
The housing supply contribution and economic benefits of the proposal, assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, outweighed the limited weight attached to the planning condition requiring the site to remain open land.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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