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Allowed19 November 20253362219

Land at Babylon Lane, Adlington, Chorley, PR6 9NP

Planning appeal 3362219 at Land at Babylon Lane, Adlington, Chorley, PR6 9NP (Chorley Borough Council) was allowed on 19 November 2025 by Inspector Conde L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the local development strategy.

40 dwellings together with associated new access, open space and landscaping, replacement of brass band building and associated parking

Authority
Chorley Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Conde L
Postcode
PR6 9NP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the local development strategy
  • The effect of the proposed development on the setting of the Grade II listed building known as Greenhalgh Farmhouse
  • Whether the proposed development makes effective provision for drainage and whether it would exacerbate flood risk off-site

What decided it

The tilted balance was engaged due to the lack of a five-year housing land supply and out-of-date policies, and the benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm and safeguarded land policy conflict.

the public benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery, together with moderate socio-economic benefits, outweighed the less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed building and the limited-weight conflict with Local Plan Policy BNE3, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Strategy Policy 1Core Strategy Policy 4Core Strategy Policy 16Core Strategy Policy 29Core Strategy Policy 15CLCS Policy 7Local Plan Policy BNE3Local Plan Policy BNE 8Local Plan Policy HS4A
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 149Paragraph 55

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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