®Planning appeal decision
Butchers Farm, Ormerod Street, Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood, BB10 3NU
Planning appeal 3287521 at Butchers Farm, Ormerod Street, Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood, BB10 3NU (Burnley Borough Council) was allowed on 24 June 2022 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would achieve a high standard of energy efficiency with particular regard to measures to minimise water and energy consumption and the consideration of opportunities for on-site energy supply from renewable and low-carbon sources.
the demolition of farm buildings and redevelopment for residential to create a total of 38 No. dwellings
- Authority
- Burnley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- BB10 3NU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would achieve a high standard of energy efficiency with particular regard to measures to minimise water and energy consumption and the consideration of opportunities for on-site energy supply from renewable and low-carbon sources
What decided it
The Council's acceptance that the revised proposal would deliver energy efficiency performance greater than the maximum standard it was entitled to seek, with compliance with the 2022 Building Regulations Part L standards overcoming the refusal reason and aligning with Policy SP5.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP5Policy HS4Policy IC4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 154
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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