Planning appeal decision
Quaker Lodge, Sidgreaves Lane, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0RD
Planning appeal 3338488 at Quaker Lodge, Sidgreaves Lane, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0RD (Preston City Council) was dismissed on 5 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 the erection of up to 9 dwellings
- Authority
- Preston City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
- Postcode
- PR4 0RD
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 site is located in open countryside and does not constitute infilling between existing buildings as required by the development plan policies, and no material considerations indicate the appeal should be determined otherwise.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 of the Central Lancashire Adopted Core Strategy Local Development FrameworkPolicy EN1 of the Preston Local Plan 2012–2026Policy HS4 of the Preston Local PlanPolicy HS5 of the Preston Local PlanPolicy MD1 of the Preston Local PlanPolicy MD2 of the Preston Local Plan
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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