®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To St Johns C Of E And Methodist Primary School, School Lane, Brinscall, PR26 6TD
Planning appeal 6012610 at Land Adjacent To St Johns C Of E And Methodist Primary School, School Lane, Brinscall, PR26 6TD (Chorley Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
the erection of one dwelling and associated development
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written Part 1
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- PR26 6TD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- Its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the appeal site is suitable for new housing having regard to sustainable patterns of new development
- The effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the appeal scheme would make an efficient use of land
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by virtue of being inappropriate (and any other harm) is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would unacceptably reduce openness and harm character and appearance, and the moderate weight attributable to housing land supply benefits cannot clearly outweigh these substantial harms, such that the very special circumstances required do not exist.
The substantial weight given to the harm from inappropriateness and loss of openness, together with harm to character and appearance and unsustainable location, was not outweighed by the moderate weight given to the Council's lack of housing land supply and the scheme's limited economic and social benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 of the Central Lancashire Adopted Core Strategy 2012Policy 5 of the Central Lancashire Adopted Core Strategy 2012Policy BN1 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026Policy L3 of the Framework
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.