Bradcroft Goosnargh Lane, Goosnargh, Preston, PR3 2BN

Planning appeal 3355931 at Bradcroft Goosnargh Lane, Goosnargh, Preston, PR3 2BN (Preston City Council) was dismissed on 11 April 2025 by Inspector Manchester S, 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 amount of development.

erection of self-build dwelling

Authority: Preston City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Manchester S
Postcode: PR3 2BN

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 amount of development

What decided it

The site's unsustainable location in open countryside beyond the settlement boundary, combined with poor accessibility to services and facilities and constrained private access, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of one market dwelling and uncertain self-build status.

The modest contribution of one market dwelling to housing supply and the uncertain self-build benefit were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the conflict with sustainable location policies, the site's separation from the settlement, limited accessibility to services and facilities, and the constrained private access road.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1 of the Central Lancashire Core Strategy Adopted July 2012Policy EN1 of the Preston Local Plan 2012-2026
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 155

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