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Dismissed1 April 20266003409

Heskin Fields, School Lane, Burscough, Lancs, L40 4AF

Planning appeal 6003409 at Heskin Fields, School Lane, Burscough, Lancs, L40 4AF (West Lancashire District Council) was dismissed on 1 April 2026 by Inspector Manson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the garage is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

a “proposed detached garage

Authority
West Lancashire District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Manson S
Postcode
L40 4AF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the garage is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • Its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • If it is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify it

What decided it

The cumulative development exceeds the 40% volume increase threshold for extensions in the Green Belt, constituting inappropriate development that reduces openness, with no very special circumstances to justify it.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GN1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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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