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Dismissed23 February 20266001158

Land East of Former Swainson Farm, Goosnargh Lane, Preston, PR3 2JU

Planning appeal 6001158 at Land East of Former Swainson Farm, Goosnargh Lane, Preston, PR3 2JU (Preston City Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2026 by Inspector Jones H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site provides a suitable location for the development, having particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy.

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
Postcode
PR3 2JU

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS Policy 1PLP Policy EN1CS Policy 4PLP Policy HS4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 78Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 58

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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