Lench Fold Clough, Lench Fold Farm, Cowpe Road, Cowpe, Rossendale, BB4 7AF

change of use of menage to use for vehicle parking, storage and storage of Materials (Use Class B8)

Authority: Rossendale Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Megginson C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposed development on pedestrian safety of the users of public footpath 358
The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The development conflicts with the development plan on three material grounds—character and appearance, pedestrian safety, and living conditions—with no material considerations of sufficient weight to justify approval.

Framework references: 130, 112

Plan policies cited: Policy ENV3, Policy EMP5, Policy EMP6

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