Issue - meetings

Item 3b

Meeting: 13/08/2019 - Planning Committee (Item 3)

3 19/00094/FUL - The Laurels at Charnock, Preston Road, Charnock Richard, Chorley, PR7 5LE pdf icon PDF 293 KB

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Decision:

Full planning permission refused.

Minutes:

Registered speaker: Sophie Marshall (Agent)

 

After careful consideration it was proposed by Councillor John Dalton that the decision be deferred to allow Members of the Planning Committee to visit the site of the proposals. The motion was seconded by Councillor Danny Gee. A vote was taken, and the motion was lost.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Alistair Morwood, seconded by Councillor Alan Whittaker and a decision was subsequently taken (11:0:1) that full planning permission be refused for the reason set out below:

 

The proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt which is, by definition, harmful to it. It is not considered the very special circumstances submitted outweigh the harm to the Green Belt.