Powerhouse Gymnasium, Burnley Road, Brierfield, Nelson, Lancashire , BB9 5HX

Planning appeal 3276903 at Powerhouse Gymnasium, Burnley Road, Brierfield, Nelson, Lancashire , BB9 5HX (Pendle Borough Council) was allowed on 26 November 2021 by Inspector Caine M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.

a gym to ground floor and change of use of first floor and second floor to 10 apartments

Authority: Pendle Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Caine M
Postcode: BB9 5HX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on highway safety

What decided it

The town centre location with good public transport accessibility, the minimal parking demand from one-bedroom apartments, and the availability of sufficient on-street and off-street parking capacity mean that the proposal would not have an unacceptable impact on highway safety as required by paragraph 111 of the Framework.

Under paragraph 11d of the Framework, the economic and social benefits of providing additional housing accord with the Framework's aim to significantly boost the supply of homes, and the proposal would not have a materially harmful effect on highway safety (a neutral factor), so the adverse impacts including conflict with the development plan do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Saved Policy 31 of the Replacement Pendle Local Plan 2001-2016 (2006)Policy ENV4 of the Pendle Local Plan Part 1, Core Strategy 2011-2030 (2015)Core Strategy Policy WRK4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 108Paragraph 111

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