®Planning appeal decision
Land west of Lydiate Lane, Eccleston, PR7 6LX
the erection of up to 5 dwellings
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- PR7 6LX
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 the openness of the Green Belt; the effect on character and appearance with particular regard to density; and if inappropriate, whether the harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The proposal fails to satisfy the requirement in paragraph 155(c) of the Framework that development in the Green Belt be in a sustainable location, as the site would result in car dependency and lacks genuine choice of transport modes.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and economic activity were outweighed by the substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriate development and loss of openness, combined with harm to character and appearance through inefficient density, such that very special circumstances do not exist
Framework references: 11, 49, 110, 115, 130, 142, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy 1 of the Central Lancashire Core Strategy 2012, Policy 5 of the Central Lancashire Core Strategy 2012, Policy BNE1 of the Chorley Local Plan 2015, Policy BNE5 of the Chorley Local Plan 2015, Policy HS6 of the Central Lancashire Local Plan 2023-2041
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.