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Dismissed13 August 20213264685

Site of Former Barnsay Shed, Long Ing Lane, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 6JF

Planning appeal 3264685 at Site of Former Barnsay Shed, Long Ing Lane, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 6JF (Pendle Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 August 2021 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would meet the requirements of Condition 4 as it relates to preventing an unacceptable risk of flooding elsewhere.

Approval of Reserved Matters for 129 dwellings and associated roads, infrastructure and parking including details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale

Authority
Pendle Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Hitchcock R
Postcode
BB18 6JF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would meet the requirements of Condition 4 as it relates to preventing an unacceptable risk of flooding elsewhere

What decided it

The absence of conclusive evidence to demonstrate that the proposed drainage regime would not cause elevated flood risk elsewhere, contrary to Policy ENV7 and NPPF paragraph 167.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV7 of the Local Plan for Pendle Core Strategy 2011-2030 [2015]
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 167

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