®Planning appeal decision
Land to the South of Chatburn Old Road, Chatburn, BB7 4QG
Planning appeal 3372635 at Land to the South of Chatburn Old Road, Chatburn, BB7 4QG (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 7 January 2026 by Inspector Moulton E, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local policy.
residential development of up to nine dwellings
- Authority
- Ribble Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Moulton E
- Postcode
- BB7 4QG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local policy
- Whether any harm would be outweighed by other material considerations, in particular whether the Council can currently demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, the provision of affordable housing and economic benefits of the development
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d), and the resulting substantial weight given to housing delivery outweighed the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy.
the substantial weight given to housing delivery in light of the significant 5YHLS shortfall, together with moderate weight to economic benefits and limited weight to affordable housing, was not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impact of conflict with the spatial strategy, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Key Statement DS1Policy DMG2Policy DMH3Key Statement H3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.