®Planning appeal decision
Land to the South of Whittingham Lane & west of James Towers Way, Broughton, Preston, PR3 5DD
outline planning application seeking approval for access only from Whittingham Lane (all other matters reserved) for the erection of a care home (up to 4,700 sqm), a community building (up to 400 sq m), residential development (up to 167dwellings) and land reserved for primary school with associated works to include landscaping and green infrastructure
- Authority
- Preston
- Appeal type
- major · Planning
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- PR3 5DD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development is in a suitable location for housing having regard to the development plan
- the effect of the proposal on the Area of Separation
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety with regard to the strategic, local and internal road networks
What decided it
The cumulative weight of housing, affordable housing, economic and community/social benefits was found to outweigh the identified policy conflict, even without resolving the disputed five-year housing land supply position.
the benefits of market and affordable housing delivery, economic benefits and substantial social/community benefits (care home, community centre, allotments, school land) outweighed the policy harm arising from conflict with CS Policy 1 and LP Policy EN1, applying a flat balance regardless of five-year housing land supply status
Framework references: 116, 96
Plan policies cited: CS Policy 1, LP Policy EN1, NP Policy RES1, CS Policy 19, LP Policy EN4, CS Policy 4, CS Policy 2, CS Policy 3, LP Policy ST2, CS Policy 25, LP Policy 25, CS Policy 23, NP Policy RES1.1, NP Policy ICF1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.