®Planning appeal decision
Bradcroft Goosnargh Lane, Goosnargh, PRESTON, PR3 2BN
erection of self-build dwelling
- Authority
- Preston City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Manchester S
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.
Framework references: 11, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy 1 of the Central Lancashire Core Strategy Adopted July 2012, Policy EN1 of the Preston Local Plan 2012-2026
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.