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Allowed11 August 20253363757

5 Dalton Road, Lancaster, LA1 3HD

Planning appeal 3363757 at 5 Dalton Road, Lancaster, LA1 3HD (Lancaster City Council) was allowed on 11 August 2025 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposed development on the gardens adjacent to the northern boundary of the appeal site, with specific reference to the outlook and light afforded to the occupiers of those gardens.

erection of 1 new dwelling and associated landscaping and access

Authority
Lancaster City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Jones H
Postcode
LA1 3HD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposed development on the gardens adjacent to the northern boundary of the appeal site, with specific reference to the outlook and light afforded to the occupiers of those gardens
  • The effects of the proposed development on the integrity of European Sites

What decided it

The proposal's accordance with the development plan as a whole, combined with the absence of material considerations indicating a decision should be made otherwise, and the valuable contribution to housing supply in circumstances of significant shortfall.

The modest but valuable contribution to housing supply outweighed any concerns, given the Council's inability to demonstrate five years' housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM29Policy SP8Policy DM44Policy DM30aPolicy DM30b

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