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Allowed22 December 20253372758

Land 85M East Of, 48 Town Lane, Whittle-Le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7DH

Planning appeal 3372758 at Land 85M East Of, 48 Town Lane, Whittle-Le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7DH (Chorley Borough Council) was allowed on 22 December 2025 by Inspector Wraight G, following a hearing.

Change of use of land to form a 7 pitch traveller family caravan site with access from Town Lane

Authority
Chorley Borough Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Unknown
Inspector
Wraight G
Postcode
PR6 7DH

What decided it

The Council's failure to consider the extant permission in principle as a comparator/fallback and its failure to demonstrate any reasoned planning balance amounted to unreasonable behaviour justifying a full costs award.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 39Paragraph 11

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