Butchers Farm, Ormerod Street, Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood, BB10 3NU

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

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.

Framework references: 11, 56, 57, 154

Plan policies cited: Policy SP5, Policy HS4, Policy IC4

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