®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Banks Farm, Dob Lane, Walmer Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 4SU
permission in principle application for up to 3 dwellings with ancillary landscaping works
- Authority
- South Ribble Borough 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 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 clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The location is not sustainable having regard to accessibility of shops, services and sustainable transport, and therefore the proposal fails to meet the grey belt exception in paragraph 155 of the Framework and constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not outweighed by any other considerations, and very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy G1
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.