Planning appeal decision
M S M Homes, Hollin Way, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 8ED
Planning appeal 3270240 at M S M Homes, Hollin Way, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 8ED (Rossendale Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 June 2021 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations.
Erection of 9 dwellings
- Authority
- Rossendale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- BB4 8ED
What decided it
The Council's failure to provide evidence demonstrating that the appeal site was within an area of identified open space deficit or that the triggers in Policies HS10 and HS11 of the Emerging Local Plan were relevant.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Strategy Development Plan Document [2011]Emerging Local Plan for Rossendale (2019 to 2034) Policies HS10Emerging Local Plan for Rossendale (2019 to 2034) Policies HS11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 30Paragraph 48Paragraph 127
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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