Planning appeal decision
Higher Mount Pleasant Sand Beds Lane, Gin Croft Lane, Edenfield, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0GQ
Planning appeal 3288690 at Higher Mount Pleasant Sand Beds Lane, Gin Croft Lane, Edenfield, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0GQ (Rossendale Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 August 2022 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval should be granted having regard to the transport and highway impacts of the development.
change of use of an agricultural building used in connection with an existing agricultural unit to 2 dwellings plus associated operational development
- Authority
- Rossendale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Manchester S
- Postcode
- BL0 0GQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval should be granted having regard to the transport and highway impacts of the development
- Whether prior approval should be granted having regard to the design and external appearance of the building
What decided it
The proposal would fail to provide a safe and suitable access for all users and would have unacceptable design and external appearance, both failing to comply with Class Q requirements.
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