®Planning appeal decision
Higher Wrennalls Farm, Coopers Lane, Heskin, PR7 5PU
change of use of an existing stables to a residential dwellinghouse and associated works
- Authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cowley R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing with regard to the Council's spatial strategy and its access to services and facilities
What decided it
The poor accessibility of the appeal site to services and facilities, which would result in an unduly heavy reliance on the private car and conflict with the development plan's requirement for sustainable locations, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing delivery.
The significant undersupply of housing (2.49 years) and modest social, environmental and economic benefits of reusing previously developed land were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm arising from the unsustainable location and development plan conflict, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 83, 84, 110, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy GN1, Policy RS1
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin), [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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.