Land Adjacent to - Bonds Farm, Horns Lane, Preston, PR3 2NE

Planning appeal 3360993 at Land Adjacent to - Bonds Farm, Horns Lane, Preston, PR3 2NE (Preston City Council) was dismissed on 22 May 2025 by Inspector Brook S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

‘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
Postcode: PR3 2NE

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS Policy 1LP Policy EN1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 109Paragraph 115Paragraph 129Paragraph 135

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