®Planning appeal decision
352 Burnley Road East, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 9HU
described on the application form as: ‘proposed residential development
- Authority
- Rossendale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Martinson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would represent a suitable location for housing
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers in terms of outdoor amenity space
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety with particular regard to parking provision
What decided it
The proposed balcony would result in significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, which could not be justified by the limited housing benefits of two units, particularly where the balcony did not appear to be an essential element of the proposal.
The limited benefits of two new homes and minor economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance caused by the incongruous and dominant balcony feature, applying paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Strategic Policy SS, Policy SD2, Policy ENV1, Policy TR4, Policy RD2
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.