Former Car Park, Park Road, Helmshore, Lancs, BB4 4NW

Planning appeal 3269528 at Former Car Park, Park Road, Helmshore, Lancs, BB4 4NW (Rossendale Borough Council) was allowed on 15 June 2021 by Inspector Dean S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with regard to height and scale.

Full application for residential development

Authority: Rossendale Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Dean S
Postcode: BB4 4NW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with regard to height and scale
effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with regard to density
effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with regard to the urban-rural interface

What decided it

The addition of eight dwellings to the housing supply in an area where the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the absence of any harm to character and appearance, density or the urban-rural interface, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and the appeal should be allowed.

The benefits of adding eight dwellings to housing supply in an area with an insufficient five-year housing land supply outweighed the absence of any significant adverse impacts on character and appearance, density or the urban-rural interface.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1Policy 18Policy 23Policy 24
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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