Far Brex Farm, Brex, Coal Pit Lane, Whitewell Bottom, Bacup, Rossendale, Lancashire, OL13 8NN

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

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.

Framework references: 55, 111

Plan policies cited: Policy SD2, Strategic Policies SS, Strategic Policy SD1, Strategic Policy TR1, Strategic Policy TR2

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