®Planning appeal decision
Land off Barcroft Green, Walk Mill, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 4TL
Planning appeal 3279005 at Land off Barcroft Green, Walk Mill, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 4TL (Burnley Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 May 2022 by Inspector Dillon C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the site is a suitable location for residential development, having regard to the effect on the character and appearance of the area.
stage 1 permission in principle application for 1 no. self-build dwelling
- Authority
- Burnley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dillon C
- Postcode
- BB10 4TL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the site is a suitable location for residential development, having regard to the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- whether or not the location of the appeal proposal would contribute towards a sustainable pattern of development for the area
What decided it
The considerable harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area caused by the site's elevated, exposed location beyond the settlement boundary, which would be particularly prominent from short and medium-distance public vantage points and would represent a significant incursion into open countryside, outweighed the benefits of providing a self-build dwelling in an area with adequate housing supply.
The identified conflict with the development plan regarding character and appearance and sustainable development pattern was not outweighed by the benefits of providing housing and self-build provision, given the limited contribution of a single dwelling and the Council's demonstrated adequate housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NE3Policy SP4Policy SP5
- Judgments
- Julian Wood Vs. SOS for Communities and Local Government and Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in Burnley
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Dismissed24 September 20266011037Marton House, 31 West Street, Padiham, BB12 8JD
- Dismissed8 September 20266006054393 Burnley Road, Cliviger, Burnley, B10 4SU
- Dismissed30 January 20253347402Afonwen, Ightenhill Park Lane, Burnley, BB12 0RW
- Dismissed6 October 2026601016027 Rosehill Road, Burnley, BB11 2JT
- Dismissed22 September 20266007776Wrights Upholstery, Claremont Street, Burnley, BB12 0HG
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.