Land West of Red Cat Lane, Burscough, Lancashire, L40 0RB

residential development

Authority: West Lancashire District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Moulton E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of adjoining residents, with particular regard to the proposed dormer bungalow on plot 17 and the living conditions of the occupants of 52 and 68 Moss Nook, with respect to light and outlook

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, which triggered the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, combined with the absence of unacceptable harm to living conditions, meant the benefits of housing delivery outweighed any policy conflict.

The benefits of delivering 38 dwellings and making a meaningful contribution towards the shortfall in housing supply, furthering the Government's objective to significantly boost the supply of homes, outweighed any harm arising from conflict with policies relating to the location of residential development

Framework references: 11, 58, 135

Plan policies cited: Policy GN3, Policy RS2, Policy BPD1

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