®Planning appeal decision
Windy Bank Barn, Burnley Road East, Rossendale, Lancashire , BB4 9NH
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
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
Framework references: 80, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 1 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document: The Way Forward 2011-2026, Policy 9 of the Core Strategy
Judgments cited: Braintree Council v SSCLG and others [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin)
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.