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Allowed23 May 20253357058

Bridge End Farm, Brookhouse Road, Brookhouse, Lancashire, LA2 9NW

Planning appeal 3357058 at Bridge End Farm, Brookhouse Road, Brookhouse, Lancashire, LA2 9NW (Lancaster City Council) was allowed on 23 May 2025 by Inspector Smith D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the sequential test for flooding has been met.

Refurbishment of existing farmhouse, demolition of existing extensions and erection of a replacement single storey rear extension, conversion of outbuildings to annexe, conversion of existing barn to single dwelling, erection of two new dwellings to the land to the south and one new dwelling to land to the north

Authority
Lancaster City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith D
Postcode
LA2 9NW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the sequential test for flooding has been met
  • The risk of flooding and its consequences for future occupiers
  • If any harm arises in respect of flooding, whether this is outweighed by material considerations

What decided it

The significant benefits to the historic environment through restoration of deteriorating non-designated heritage assets, combined with the modest contribution to housing supply in a district with a dwindling 2-year supply and the flood risk mitigation measures that would benefit the existing residential use, outweighed the failure to pass the sequential test and the unmitigated groundwater flooding risk.

The harm arising from the failure to pass the sequential test and the risk of groundwater flooding was outweighed by the significant benefits to the historic environment, biodiversity gains, flood risk reduction in the immediate area, and contribution to housing supply in a district with a large shortfall.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM33Policy DM34Policy DM41Policy DM44Policy DM30bPolicy DM30a
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 181

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