®Planning appeal decision
Chorley Concrete Ltd, Appley Lane North, Appley Bridge, WIGAN, WN6 9AE
- Erection of 3no cement silos (2no. 2.6m width 7.6m long & 1no. 2.6m width 9.8m long) - Erection of 2no. round metal cylinders (1no. 2.7m width 4.5m height & 1no. 2.7m width 5m height) - Erection of 5m high retaining wall formed in interlocking concrete blocks - Erection of interlocking concrete blocks forming aggregate storage bays up to 4m - Installation of 12no 5.6m high lamp posts. (6no. 200w & 6 no. 300w) - Erection of 9.7m x 12m portacabin to be used as temporary site office - Erection of 6m x 15m temporary storage tent - Construction of 4.3m x 12.3m settling pit subject to Structural Engineer details - Construction of 4m x 8m wash pit subject to Structural Engineer details - Installation of diesel tank with metal hoarding surround
- Authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Moulton E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether appropriate living conditions would be maintained for the occupiers of properties on Appley Lane North, having particular regard to Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) movements generated by the appeal scheme
- The effect of the appeal scheme on the safety of visitors and pupils of Appley Bridge All Saints' Church of England Primary School, having particular regard to HGV movements generated by the appeal scheme
What decided it
The Inspector concluded that the HGV movements and other effects of the appeal scheme did not cause unacceptable harm to residents' living conditions or to highway and pedestrian safety, supported by a comparable fallback position under the Local Plan's rail facility safeguarding.
The absence of demonstrable significant harm to living conditions or safety, reinforced by a comparable fallback position generating similar traffic, meant there was no basis to refuse the scheme, and the retrospective nature of the application carried no significant weight against it.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy IF2, Policy GN3
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.