Planning appeal decision
93 Segars Lane, Lancashire, PR8 3JG
Planning appeal 3358814 at 93 Segars Lane, Lancashire, PR8 3JG (West Lancashire District Council) was dismissed on 28 April 2025 by Inspector Winnard K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
a caravan/outbuilding located in the curtilage of the garden
- Authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Winnard K
- Postcode
- PR8 3JG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be outweighed by other considerations to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt which is by definition harmful, and the other considerations do not clearly outweigh this harm to amount to very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GN1 of the West Lancashire Local Plan 2012-2017
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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