Land off Longsight Road Langho bounded by the railway Northcote Park and Wildmans Farm, Langho, BB6 8AD

up to 300 residential dwellings, associated access, rail station car park, green infrastructure and sustainable drainage systems

Authority: Ribble Valley
Appeal type: major · Planning
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential
Postcode: BB6 8AD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The proposed development's effect on the character and appearance of the area
Its effect on sustainable modes and patterns of transport
Its effects on biodiversity, including in terms of Biodiversity Net Gain
Whether any harm that might result from the development would be outweighed by other considerations, including housing land supply

What decided it

The substantial benefits of delivering market, affordable and over-55s housing in the context of a significant shortfall in the Council's housing land supply outweighed the identified harm to character and appearance and any development plan conflict.

The significant weight attached to the delivery of market and affordable housing, given the housing land supply shortfall, outweighed the significant harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the development plan as a whole, whether or not the tilted balance was applied.

Framework references: 135, 193, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy DMG2, Policy DME2, Policy DMG1, Policy DME1, Key Statement DS1, Key Statement DMI2, Policy DMG3, Key Statement EN4, Policy DME3, Key Statement H2, Policy DMH3

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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