Height Side Farm Todmorden Road, Bacup, OL13 9UG

Planning appeal 3278653 at Height Side Farm Todmorden Road, Bacup, OL13 9UG (Lancashire County Council) was dismissed on 4 February 2022 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of new building and formation of hardstanding area for use as a site for the sorting and recycling of skip waste

Authority: Lancashire County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: minerals-waste · Other minor developments
Inspector: Martinson P
Postcode: OL13 9UG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposed development on the users of the access road, a public right of way

What decided it

The proposal would result in unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the rural area and would not enhance rural character as required by Policies RD2 and LT6, and there was no evidence demonstrating an operational need for the development to be located in the countryside rather than an urban industrial unit.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS7Policy WM3Policy DM2Policy EMP1Policy SD2Policy LT6Policy RD2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 100

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