®Planning appeal decision
Land to the South of Chatburn Old Road, Chatburn, BB7 4QG
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
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
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Key Statement DS1, Policy DMG2, Policy DMH3, Key Statement H3
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.