Windy Bank Barn, Burnley Road East, Rossendale, Lancashire , BB4 9NH

Planning appeal 3277504 at Windy Bank Barn, Burnley Road East, Rossendale, Lancashire , BB4 9NH (Rossendale Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 November 2021 by Inspector Dean S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

the change of use and conversion of stables to a dwelling

Authority: Rossendale Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Dean S
Postcode: BB4 9NH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The isolated nature of the site, remote from local services and not within a settlement, combined with the resulting reliance on private car use, means the site is not in a sustainable location suitable for residential development, and this harm outweighs the benefit of providing one additional dwelling even in the context of a housing land shortfall.

The adverse impacts of developing an unsustainable, isolated home in the countryside significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefit of a single additional dwelling even in the face of a housing land shortfall

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document: The Way Forward 2011-2026Policy 9 of the Core Strategy
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80Paragraph 11
Judgments: Braintree Council v SSCLG and others [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin)

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