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Notice varied and upheld23 September 20263378663

Land Lying to the North of Bottomdale Road, Halton, Lancashire, LA2 6BH

Planning appeal 3378663 at Land Lying to the North of Bottomdale Road, Halton, Lancashire, LA2 6BH (Lancaster City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 23 September 2026 by Inspector Kean G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice occurred, as a matter of fact (ground (b)).

Authority
Lancaster City Council
Appeal type
Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Kean G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice occurred, as a matter of fact (ground (b))
  • Whether planning permission should be granted for the development the subject of the deemed application, having regard in particular to the Green Belt (ground (a))
  • Whether the period for compliance with the notice is unreasonably short (ground (g))

What decided it

The Inspector found that the land was being used for the storage of caravans rather than residential occupation at the time the notice was issued, and that this constituted inappropriate development in the Green Belt for which no very special circumstances existed.

the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, together with harm to openness and to the character and appearance of the area, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM29
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy GB7Policy GB6Policy N2
Judgments
R.(on the application of Ocean One Hundred Limited) v New Forest Park National Authority [2025] EWHC 953 (Admin); Woodspring DC v SSE [1982] JPL 784

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