Hey Meadow , Coal Pit Lane, Rossendale, BB4 9SB

Planning appeal 3288012 at Hey Meadow , Coal Pit Lane, Rossendale, BB4 9SB (Rossendale Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 April 2022 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the site would provide a suitable location for new housing.

change of use and extension of an agricultural building to form two dwellings

Authority: Rossendale Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Hitchcock R
Postcode: BB4 9SB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the site would provide a suitable location for new housing
the effect of the development on protected species

What decided it

The combination of the site's isolated location distant from services and the excessive scale of the extension (59% of barn volume against a 30% policy limit) causing harm to the character of the traditional building outweighed the moderate benefit of two additional dwellings in the planning balance.

the adverse impacts of isolated dwellings in the countryside and harm to character and appearance, afforded significant weight, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefit of two additional housing units and limited benefits from barn reuse

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HS12Policy EN4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80Paragraph 11
Judgments: Tandridge DC v SSCLG & Syrett [2015] EWHC 2503

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