Planning appeal decision
8 Brantfell Road, Blackburn, BB1 8DN
Planning appeal 3290808 at 8 Brantfell Road, Blackburn, BB1 8DN (Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 March 2022 by Inspector McHugh I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Corporation Park Conservation Area.
construction of dormer to rear
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McHugh I
- Postcode
- BB1 8DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Corporation Park Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed dormer would fail to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area and would conflict with the Development Plan and NPPF Section 16, with no public benefits to outweigh the identified harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 39 of Local Plan Part 2 2015Policy 11 of Local Plan Part 2 2015Policy CS17 of Core Strategy 2011
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 16
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.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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