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Dismissed18 October 20223298931

Aitken Barn, Lumb, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0QR

Planning appeal 3298931 at Aitken Barn, Lumb, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0QR (Rossendale Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 October 2022 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

a detached garden and cycle store

Authority
Rossendale Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Ellison H
Postcode
BL0 0QR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • 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
  • If found to be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations and if so, whether this amounts to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and moderate harm to character and appearance, with no very special circumstances to justify it.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD2Policy ENV1Policy ENV3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 137Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 130Paragraph 174

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