Planning appeal decision
Land to Rear of 126 Mitella Street, Burnley, BB10 4LW
Planning appeal 3293682 at Land to Rear of 126 Mitella Street, Burnley, BB10 4LW (Burnley Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 August 2022 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
‘relocate existing dilapidated garage rearwards on land behind 124/126 Mitella Street to provide off road parking and increased work/storage space with gates being placed at the front of the land for security’
- Authority
- Burnley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Martinson P
- Postcode
- BB10 4LW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The development's imposing scale, industrial appearance and incongruous positioning, combined with the high steel gates, created a discordant form of development distinctly at odds with the prevailing residential character of the back lane.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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