®Planning appeal decision
The Elephant, Dawbers Lane, Chorley, Lancashire, PR76EW
Planning appeal 6002973 at The Elephant, Dawbers Lane, Chorley, Lancashire, PR76EW (Chorley Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 March 2026 by Inspector Clark J, 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 with regard to whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any impact on openness.
erection of up to nine dwellings and associated development
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Clark J
- Postcode
- PR7 6EW
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 with regard to whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any impact on openness
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal failed to demonstrate it would be in a sustainable location as required by paragraph 155(c) of the Framework, making it inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the harm from inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the housing benefits.
The harm caused by inappropriateness and harm to the openness of the Green Belt, both carrying substantial weight, were not clearly outweighed by the contribution of up to nine dwellings to housing supply, particularly given the delay in delivery inherent in the permission in principle procedure.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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