Pendle View, Primrose Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7EQ

Planning appeal 3290586 at Pendle View, Primrose Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7EQ (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 25 July 2022 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development strategy for the plan area, and accessibility to modes of transport other than the private car.

partial demolition of an existing stable complex and the erection of a new building. Conversion of the retained building to provide a wellbeing centre

Authority: Ribble Valley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Jones R
Postcode: BB2 7EQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development strategy for the plan area, and accessibility to modes of transport other than the private car
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the immediate area

What decided it

The proposed ancillary facilities, when tied to the existing holiday lodge tourism development by planning condition, constitute small-scale tourism development appropriate to a rural area under Policy DMG2 exception 4, and would not result in an independent main town centre use requiring justification.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DMG2Policy DMI2Policy DMG3Policy DS1Policy DMG1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 7

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