®Planning appeal decision
The Nurseries, Southport Road, Eccleston, PR7 6ET
the erection of up to nine dwellings and the demolition of the existing structure
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- PR7 6ET
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having reference to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with regard to: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; the effect on openness of the Green Belt; whether the proposal amounts to an efficient use of land; and if the development is inappropriate, whether the 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 fails to meet the sustainability criterion in paragraph 155 of the Framework, and the modest benefits of housing delivery do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt necessary to justify the development.
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm and the failure to demonstrate a sustainable location and efficient use of land outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery and economic advantages, such that very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development
Framework references: 11, 49, 110, 115, 130, 142, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy 1 of the Central Lancashire Adopted Core Strategy, Policy 5 of the Central Lancashire Adopted Core Strategy, Policy BNE5 of the Chorley Local Plan 2015
Judgments cited: New Dawn Homes Ltd v SSCLG [2016] EWHC 3314 (Admin)
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.