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Dismissed19 February 20253351311

22 Clarence Street, Morecambe , Lancashire , LA4 5EX

Planning appeal 3351311 at 22 Clarence Street, Morecambe , Lancashire , LA4 5EX (Lancaster City Council) was dismissed on 19 February 2025 by Inspector Clark J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers with regard to privacy and outlook.

change of use of storage building to dwelling (C3) and associated works (retrospective and proposed)

Authority
Lancaster City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Clark J
Postcode
LA4 5EX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers with regard to privacy and outlook

What decided it

The substantial harm to the living conditions of future occupiers through poor privacy and outlook, which cannot be adequately mitigated and outweighs the benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse even under the tilted balance.

The presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d) carried significant weight due to the housing shortfall, but the substantial harm to living conditions of future occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the small benefit of providing one dwelling and other benefits of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM29Policy DM8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 125

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