®Planning appeal decision
Land south of The Gravel, Mere Brow, Tarleton, PR4 6JX
for a minimum of four and a maximum of seven dwellings
- Authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- PR4 6JX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to flood risk
- Whether it is on grey belt land
- The effect on land resources in the Borough
What decided it
The severe housing land supply shortfall (1.86 years against a five-year requirement) and the compelling contribution of four to seven new homes to addressing the Borough's major housing deficit outweighed the moderate risk of tidal flooding in an extreme undefended scenario.
The substantial housing benefits and contribution to the critical housing supply deficit outweighed the moderate concern regarding potential future tidal flooding in an extreme scenario where flood defences are removed, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 143, 155, 175, 181
Plan policies cited: Policy GN1, Policy GN3, Policy EN2, Policy RS1 d)
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.