®Planning appeal decision
Land off Boundary Lane, Hesketh Bank, PRESTON, PR4 6AJ
the demolition of an existing bungalow and the erection of 34no. adaptable and accessible bungalows for over 55’s with associated infrastructure
- Authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- McGlone A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan
- whether future occupants of the proposal would be safe from the risk of flooding
- whether future occupants would have adequate living conditions, having regard to amenity space provision
What decided it
The proposal's sequential flood risk test used too narrow an area of search for the scale of development, meaning the scheme was not shown to be directed to land at the lowest risk of flooding, which provided a strong reason for refusal that displaced the tilted balance.
The housing delivery, older persons housing, economic, affordable housing and biodiversity net gain benefits were outweighed by the unresolved flood risk sequential test failure, which the Inspector treated as a strong reason for refusal meaning the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 58, 64, 84, 88, 135, 139, 170, 173, 174, 175, 181, 187
Plan policies cited: SP1, GN1 b), RS1 b), GN3, GN5, EN2, RS2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.