®Planning appeal decision
Land at Oswald House Gill Lane, Longton, Preston, PR4 4SS
Planning appeal 3342311 at Land at Oswald House Gill Lane, Longton, Preston, PR4 4SS (South Ribble Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 November 2024 by Inspector Brook S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location, the proposed land use and the amount of development is suitable, having particular regard to whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, taking into consideration any relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework.
Erection of up to two dwellings and associated development
- Authority
- South Ribble Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Brook S
- Postcode
- PR4 4SS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location, the proposed land use and the amount of development is suitable, having particular regard to whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, taking into consideration any relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework
- If the development is inappropriate, 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 appeal site does not lie within a village and therefore the proposal does not qualify for the limited infilling exception, making it inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to openness that is not outweighed by the modest benefits offered.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing delivery and economic support, so very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy G1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 60Paragraph 153Paragraph 154
- Judgments
- Julian Wood v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Gravesham Borough Council [2015]; Guildford Borough Council v SoS Communities and Local Government [2009]
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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