®Planning appeal decision
Land at Keats Close, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5PF
Planning appeal 6003980 at Land at Keats Close, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5PF (Chorley Borough Council) was allowed on 13 May 2026 by Inspector Gravett R, 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 particular reference to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and whether the proposed development makes efficient and effective use of land.
erection of up to 9 dwellings and associated development
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gravett R
- Postcode
- PR7 5PF
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 and whether the proposed development makes efficient and effective use of land
What decided it
The site qualifies as grey belt land and the proposed development meets the requirements of paragraph 155 of the Framework, such that it would not be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BNE5Policy BNE1Policy HS7Policy HS4ACore Strategy Policy 1Core Strategy Policy 5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 110Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157
- Judgments
- New Dawn Homes Limited v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Tewksbury Borough Council [2016] EWHC 3314 (Admin)
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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