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Far Brex Farm, Brex, Coal Pit Lane, Whitewell Bottom, Bacup, Rossendale, Lancashire, OL13 8NN
Planning appeal 3298302 at Far Brex Farm, Brex, Coal Pit Lane, Whitewell Bottom, Bacup, Rossendale, Lancashire, OL13 8NN (Rossendale Borough Council) was allowed on 9 December 2022 by Inspector McGlone A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is in a suitable location, having regard to policies in the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework with particular consideration of accessibility by sustainable modes of transport, the effect of traffic generated by development on highway safety on Coal Pit Lane and the safety of users of the public right of way network, and the need for the development.
retrospective change of use application from private swimming pool to commercial swim school. Summary of the
- Authority
- Rossendale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- McGlone A
- Postcode
- OL13 8NN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is in a suitable location, having regard to policies in the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework with particular consideration of accessibility by sustainable modes of transport, the effect of traffic generated by development on highway safety on Coal Pit Lane and the safety of users of the public right of way network, and the need for the development
What decided it
The demonstrated local need for swimming lessons combined with the ability to control highway safety impacts through a restrictive planning condition limiting operation to 16:00-19:00 on three days per week with a 30-minute changeover period, balanced against the site's unsustainable location by granting only a temporary 2-year permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD2Strategic Policies SSStrategic Policy SD1Strategic Policy TR1Strategic Policy TR2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55Paragraph 111
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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