Land east of former Swainson Farm, Goosnargh Lane, Preston, PR3 2JU

outline planning application for a residential development comprising up to 95 dwellings (access to be considered and all other matters reserved)

Authority: Preston City Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Jones H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site provides a suitable location for the development, having particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy

What decided it

The proposal's fundamental conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy (CS Policy 1 and PLP Policy EN1) was not outweighed by the scheme's benefits, notwithstanding the Council being able to demonstrate more than 5 years' housing land supply.

the substantial benefit of housing and affordable housing delivery, together with other modest benefits, was outweighed by the fundamental conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and the development plan as a whole

Framework references: 78, 11, 12, 58

Plan policies cited: CS Policy 1, PLP Policy EN1, CS Policy 4, PLP Policy HS4

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