20 Holme Vale, Helmshore, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 4AF

Planning appeal 3296666 at 20 Holme Vale, Helmshore, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 4AF (Rossendale Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 October 2022 by Inspector Megginson C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.

a shed for use associated with outdoor recreational use of the land

Authority: Rossendale Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Megginson C
Postcode: BB4 4AF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to preserve openness and conflicts with Green Belt purposes, and the very special circumstances put forward do not clearly outweigh this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SD2Policy ENV1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 130

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