14 Tower Street , Chapeltown, Blackburn, BL7 0EU

Planning appeal 3269504 at 14 Tower Street , Chapeltown, Blackburn, BL7 0EU (Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 August 2021 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Chapeltown Conservation Area, both in respect of the design of the proposed extension and the development and enclosure of the open land to the side of the property.

change of use of the land to the side to garden and a single storey side/rear extension

Authority: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Savage K
Postcode: BL7 0EU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Chapeltown Conservation Area, both in respect of the design of the proposed extension and the development and enclosure of the open land to the side of the property

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Chapeltown Conservation Area caused by the infilling of a historic townscape gap and disruption of the urban grain outweighs the limited private and modest public benefits of the extension.

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage asset was weighed against the limited public benefits of the proposal, and the harm was found to outweigh the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS17Policy 8Policy 11Policy 39
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 202

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