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Dismissed10 July 20266005955

Former Ormskirk Waste Water Treatment Works, Blackacre Lane, Ormskirk, L39 1QW

Planning appeal 6005955 at Former Ormskirk Waste Water Treatment Works, Blackacre Lane, Ormskirk, L39 1QW (West Lancashire District Council) was dismissed on 10 July 2026 by Inspector N Unwin, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the green belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework.

Temporary permission for a site management unit (caravan) and a programme of site remediation

Authority
West Lancashire District Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
other
Inspector
N Unwin
Postcode
L39 1QW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the green belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework
  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal fails to demonstrate a demonstrable unmet need for the site management unit under NPPF paragraph 155(b), and the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and significant harm to character and appearance are not clearly outweighed by other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GN1Policy GN3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 110Paragraph 115

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