D · Tier counted against the site
Main Rural Settlements (settlement hierarchy)
“Bilsborrow is identified as one of ten ‘Main Rural Settlements’ within the settlement hierarchy established by the LP Policy SP1”
Outline permission for up to 9 m commercial and storage units on a 2.44 ha field at Bilsborrow on the A6 was dismissed after a hearing. The inspector accepted, for argument's sake, the appellant's case on unmet employment need and gave the economic benefits substantial E2 weight. But the scheme would close a valued field gap and views to the Forest of Bowland. That DP3(1) conflict had no clear justification because the harm was not necessary to achieve the benefits, so S5(2) applied and S5(1)(j)(i) failed on the "well-related" limb.
Scheme larger than the employment growth planned across the whole tier, and outside the settlement boundary: against; dismissed. In the register this counts as a case where the tier counted against the site.
Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6007133.txt