Planning appeal decision
Miry Lane Cottage Kings Highway, Accrington, BB5 5UX
Planning appeal 3278039 at Miry Lane Cottage Kings Highway, Accrington, BB5 5UX (Hyndburn Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 December 2021 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the countryside.
outline for proposed building to enclose existing menage and to include associated stabling
- Authority
- Hyndburn Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Manchester S
- Postcode
- BB5 5UX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the countryside
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant harm to the rural character and appearance of the countryside by introducing a disproportionately large and visually obtrusive building that would conflict with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh that conflict.
The conflict with the development plan and the harm to rural character and appearance outweighed the private benefits to the appellant, resulting in dismissal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy Env3 of Hyndburn Borough Council Core Strategy Adopted January 2012Policy DM34 of Hyndburn Borough Council Development Management DPD Adopted January 2018Policy DM36 of Hyndburn Borough Council Development Management DPD Adopted January 2018
- Judgments
- Pertemps Investments Ltd V SoS and Solihull MBC (2015)
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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