Planning appeal decision
Garth Cottage Clitheroe Road, Mitton, Clitheroe, BB7 9PH
Planning appeal 3300027 at Garth Cottage Clitheroe Road, Mitton, Clitheroe, BB7 9PH (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 November 2022 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for housing having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan, including whether there would be suitable access to local services and facilities.
change of use of one dwelling into two
- Authority
- Ribble Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Williams K
- Postcode
- BB7 9PH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for housing having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan, including whether there would be suitable access to local services and facilities
What decided it
The site's lack of suitable access to local services and facilities and the resulting over-reliance on private motor vehicles conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy and sustainable development aims, and no material considerations of sufficient weight outweigh this conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- KS DS1KS D2Policy DMG2Policy DMH3Policy DMI2Policy DMG3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 79Paragraph 104Paragraph 105Paragraph 176
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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