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Dismissed4 June 20243335117

North of Ashford House, Ashton Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 5BA

Planning appeal 3335117 at North of Ashford House, Ashton Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 5BA (Lancaster City Council) was dismissed on 4 June 2024 by Inspector Savage K, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the landscape character of the area, having regard to the site's designation as Urban Setting Landscape (USL).

outline planning permission (with all matters reserved except for access) for up to 70 dwellings with public open space and associated

Authority
Lancaster City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Savage K
Postcode
LA1 5BA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the landscape character of the area, having regard to the site's designation as Urban Setting Landscape (USL)

What decided it

The substantial and permanent harm to the character and appearance of the valued USL landscape and its buffer function outweighed the benefits of housing delivery even in the context of the Council's poor housing land supply.

The substantial harm to the valued landscape significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing and other identified benefits, notwithstanding the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN5Policy DM46Policy DM29Policy T3Policy SC4Policy DM3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 180

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