®Planning appeal decision
Land on the North Side, School Lane, Mawdesley, Lancashire, L40 3TG
permission in principle application for the construction of one dwelling
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gravett R
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 particular reference to: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect on openness; the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; and if the proposed development would be inappropriate development, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause harm to openness and character, and the modest housing and economic benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm to amount to very special circumstances.
The benefits of housing delivery and economic activity from a single dwelling do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, harm to openness, and harm to character and appearance
Framework references: 110, 115, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy BNE5 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012 to 2026 (2015), Policy 1 of the Central Lancashire Adopted Core Strategy Local Development Framework (2012)
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.