Homestead, Liverpool Road, Tarleton, PR4 6HP

Planning appeal 6009486 at Homestead, Liverpool Road, Tarleton, PR4 6HP (West Lancashire District Council) was allowed on 14 September 2026 by Inspector R Gravett, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the proposed development is suitable, with particular regards to the need for children's care homes within Lancashire, the effect on local services, and on the mix and balance of communities.

Change of use of existing 4 bedroom dwellinghouse (C3(a) Use) to a Children's Care Home for up to 2 Children (C2 Use)

Authority: West Lancashire District Council
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: community-institutional
Inspector: R Gravett
Postcode: PR4 6HP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the location of the proposed development is suitable, with particular regards to the need for children's care homes within Lancashire, the effect on local services, and on the mix and balance of communities

What decided it

The reuse of an existing building of permanent and substantial construction under Framework Policy S5(1)(c) engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the identified adverse effects (strain on local services) would not substantially outweigh the benefits of the reuse.

The adverse effects arising from the proposal (detrimental effects on local services, tempered by the small number of children) would not substantially outweigh the benefits of reusing an existing building under Policy S5(1)(c) of the Framework, therefore the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GN3West Lancashire Local Plan 2012-2027 (2013)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 8

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