Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to the River, Opposite 3 Bridgewood Close, Rossendale, BB4 7AP
Planning appeal 3269476 at Land Adjacent to the River, Opposite 3 Bridgewood Close, Rossendale, BB4 7AP (Rossendale Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 June 2021 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the material change of use of the land to residential use constitutes a breach of planning control.
the material change of use of the river bank to residential use facilitated by the siting of a greenhouse, an outbuilding and a timber platform
- Authority
- Rossendale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Phillips A
- Postcode
- BB4 7AP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the material change of use of the land to residential use constitutes a breach of planning control
What decided it
The physical evidence of structures and domestic paraphernalia on site demonstrated a material change of use to residential use without planning permission.
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