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Dismissed31 October 20223299040

145 Whalley Road, Wilpshire, Blackburn, BB1 9NE

Planning appeal 3299040 at 145 Whalley Road, Wilpshire, Blackburn, BB1 9NE (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 October 2022 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policies.

retrospective planning application for the retention of existing outbuilding containers on site used as ancillary leisure space for Winton House

Authority
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Householder developments
Inspector
Manchester S
Postcode
BB1 9NE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and visual amenity
  • Whether the proposal would be an ancillary extension to the dwelling
  • If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness or other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The development is inappropriate in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, as it does not meet the exceptions in NPPF paragraph 149 and results in greater harm to openness than the existing development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Key Statement EN1Policy DMG1Policy DMH5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 133Paragraph 147Paragraph 149

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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