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Dismissed2 March 20266001385

Land Adjacent To Woodlands, Church Lane, Preston,, Lancashire,, PR4 4LH

Planning appeal 6001385 at Land Adjacent To Woodlands, Church Lane, Preston,, Lancashire,, PR4 4LH (South Ribble Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 March 2026 by Inspector Blair C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

the erection of up to nine self-build dwellings

Authority
South Ribble Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Blair C
Postcode
PR4 4LH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The proposal would prejudice potential longer-term comprehensive development of the wider safeguarded land and fail to accord with Policy G3 of the adopted South Ribble Borough Council Local Plan, which presumes against development on safeguarded land.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy G3Policy HS3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 49Paragraph 50

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