®Planning appeal decision
Chain House Nursery, Chain House Lane, Preston, PR4 4LB
Planning appeal 3332988 at Chain House Nursery, Chain House Lane, Preston, PR4 4LB (South Ribble Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 May 2024 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
demolition of existing polytunnels and redevelopment of the infill site allowing four bungalows in keeping with the surrounding properties
- Authority
- South Ribble Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
- Postcode
- PR4 4LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that does not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and moderate harm to openness, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist to justify it.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy G1Policy F1Policy G13Policy G16Policy G17Central Lancashire Adopted Core Strategy Policy 1Central Lancashire Adopted Core Strategy Policy 3Central Lancashire Adopted Core Strategy Policy 4Central Lancashire Adopted Core Strategy Policy 5Central Lancashire Adopted Core Strategy Policy 6Central Lancashire Adopted Core Strategy Policy 17Central Lancashire Adopted Core Strategy Policy 29
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154
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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