®Planning appeal decision
7 Hatlex Drive, Hest Bank, Lancashire, LA2 6HA
Planning appeal 3369717 at 7 Hatlex Drive, Hest Bank, Lancashire, LA2 6HA (Lancaster City Council) was dismissed on 21 November 2025 by Inspector McGlone A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
a proposed new dwelling
- Authority
- Lancaster City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- McGlone A
- Postcode
- LA2 6HA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of adjoining properties, with regard to outlook and privacy
- the effect of the proposal on flood risk
What decided it
The narrow width of the plot makes it impossible to accommodate a new dwelling that would respect the character area and avoid significant detrimental impact on neighbouring living conditions, and these harms significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision even under the tilted balance.
The benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision were outweighed by the significant harms to character and appearance and to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM29Policy DM33Slyne with Hest Neighbourhood Plan 2017–2031 Policy HE2Slyne with Hest Neighbourhood Plan 2017–2031 Policy BE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 58Paragraph 175
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.