®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to - Bonds Farm, Horns Lane, Preston, PR3 2NE
‘Proposed self-build detached two-storey 3-4 bedroom dwelling with an attached double garage. Modified access off Horns Lane, with 2.no car parking spaces’
- Authority
- Preston City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Brook S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether this is a suitable location for new housing, having regard to development plan policies relating to the development strategy for the area and the countryside
What decided it
The proposal would result in an isolated dwelling in the countryside contrary to NPPF paragraph 84, would not be sustainably located, and the adverse impacts of granting permission would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The modest benefits of housing supply and the small positive contribution to housing choice were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the conflict with development plan policies (which attracted significant weight as consistent with the Framework), the creation of an isolated dwelling, and the unsustainable location requiring reliance on the private car.
Framework references: 11, 84, 109, 115, 129, 135
Plan policies cited: CS Policy 1, LP Policy EN1
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.