®Planning appeal decision
Land to the North West of Laneshawbridge Methodist Church, Keighley Road, Laneshawbridge, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 7JE
Planning appeal 3273932 at Land to the North West of Laneshawbridge Methodist Church, Keighley Road, Laneshawbridge, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 7JE (Pendle Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 October 2021 by Inspector Hockenhull H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring dwellings, with particular regard to privacy, outlook and daylight.
residential development of land 0.25ha for ten dwellinghouses
- Authority
- Pendle Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Hockenhull H
- Postcode
- BB8 7JE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring dwellings, with particular regard to privacy, outlook and daylight
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The cumulative harm to neighbouring living conditions through loss of privacy and outlook, combined with the cramped, poorly designed layout with inadequate private amenity space and minimal landscaping, could not be justified and outweighed the acceptable aspects of highway, drainage and materials.
The acceptable aspects of highway matters, drainage and design of the dwellings themselves did not outweigh the identified harm to neighbouring living conditions and the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV2Policy LIV5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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