Planning appeal decision
272 Helmshore Road, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 4DJ
Planning appeal 3289941 at 272 Helmshore Road, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 4DJ (Rossendale Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 24 May 2022 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area.
Erection of a two storey and single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Rossendale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Phillips A
- Postcode
- BB4 4DJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect on the living conditions of the occupants of a neighbouring property with particular reference to drainage
What decided it
The extension's overall scale, form, massing, flat roof design and unsympathetic timber cladding materials are fundamentally harmful to the character and appearance of the area and the traditional terrace, failing to comply with development plan policies and national guidance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV1Policy HS9Policy SD2
- Judgments
- Sage v SSETR & Maidstone BC [2003] UKHL 22
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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