®Planning appeal decision
Land at Newgate Lane, Newgate, Whitestake, Lancashire , PR4 4JU
Planning appeal 3366524 at Land at Newgate Lane, Newgate, Whitestake, Lancashire , PR4 4JU (South Ribble Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 November 2025 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for the proposed residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, the effect on the openness of the Green Belt, and whether any harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations amounting to very special circumstances.
permission in principle for the erection of up to 3 dwellings. This
- Authority
- South Ribble Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cowley R
- Postcode
- PR4 4JU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for the proposed residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, the effect on the openness of the Green Belt, and whether any harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations amounting to very special circumstances
What decided it
The Council's ability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply means there is no demonstrable unmet need for the development, and therefore the proposal cannot benefit from the grey belt exception in Paragraph 155 of the Framework, combined with the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and purposes.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt, to which substantial weight must be given, was not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of housing supply, economic activity during construction, and community vitality
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy G1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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