®Planning appeal decision
Land at Wesley Place, Wesley Place, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 8JD
Planning appeal 3294298 at Land at Wesley Place, Wesley Place, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 8JD (Rossendale Borough Council) was allowed on 12 January 2023 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location, the proposed land use and the amount of development is suitable, with regard to (i) the character and appearance of the area; (ii) highway safety; and (iii) land stability.
PIP stage 1 for up to two dwellings
- Authority
- Rossendale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location, the proposed land use and the amount of development is suitable, with regard to (i) the character and appearance of the area; (ii) highway safety; and (iii) land stability
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate it is meeting the required housing delivery target engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the Inspector found no conflict with Framework policies and no adverse impacts that would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply.
The contribution of up to two dwellings to housing supply was afforded moderate weight; no conflict with Framework policies was identified and no adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole, therefore the proposal benefits from the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV1Policy ENV3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 184
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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