®Planning appeal decision
Land at Babylon Lane, Adlington, Chorley, PR6 9NP
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
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The tilted balance was engaged due to the lack of a five-year housing land supply and out-of-date policies, and the benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm and safeguarded land policy conflict.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
Framework references: 11, 149, 55
Plan policies cited: Core Strategy Policy 1, Core Strategy Policy 4, Core Strategy Policy 16, Core Strategy Policy 29, Core Strategy Policy 15, CLCS Policy 7, Local Plan Policy BNE3, Local Plan Policy BNE 8, Local Plan Policy HS4A
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.