®Planning appeal decision
18 Haslingden Old Road, Blackburn, BB1 2DY
erection of replacement kennels building
- Authority
- Hyndburn Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Manchester S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness or any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal would be materially larger than the building it replaces and would result in a small but clear loss of openness of the Green Belt, with no other considerations clearly outweighing this harm to justify very special circumstances.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not outweighed by the limited business and welfare benefits, such that very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.
Framework references: 147, 149, 84
Plan policies cited: Policy DM34, Policy BD1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.