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Dismissed18 May 20266002018

Garstang Road, Broughton, PR3 5LQ

Planning appeal 6002018 at Garstang Road, Broughton, PR3 5LQ (Preston City Council) was dismissed on 18 May 2026 by Inspector Hughes L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development is in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy for the area.

outline planning application with all matters reserved except for site access for the erection of up to 95 dwellings (including affordable housing), with public open space (including children’s play areas), landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS)

Authority
Preston City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
PR3 5LQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development is in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy for the area
  • whether there is a five year housing land supply

What decided it

The Council's demonstrated 5.31-year housing land supply removed the paragraph 11 presumption, leaving the fundamental conflict with the settlement hierarchy policies (CS Policy 1, LP Policy EN1, BNP Policy RES1) to substantially outweigh the scheme's benefits.

the significant benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing and economic growth were substantially outweighed by the fundamental conflict with the spatial strategy policies (CS Policy 1, LP Policy EN1, BNP Policy RES1)

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS Policy 1CS Policy 4CS Policy 7CS Policy 15CS Policy 2CS Policy 3LP Policy EN1BNP Policy RES1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 58Paragraph 61Paragraph 70Paragraph 73Paragraph 75Paragraph 78Paragraph 175

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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