®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed1 December 20223300300
Land Adj 7 Lower Calderbrook, Calderbrook Road, Littleborough, OL15 9NW
demolition of current garage/storage space and erection of 1no. new dwelling
- Authority
- Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Clowes M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed buildings of 2-7 Lower Calderbrook and St James Church
- The effect of the development upon highway safety, with particular regard to the provision of visibility splays
- The effect of the development upon protected species, with particular regard to bats
What decided it
The failure to provide recommended bat activity surveys to establish whether protected species would be adversely affected, combined with significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, meant the proposal conflicted with development plan policies and the Framework.
Framework references: 12, 110, 111, 130, 174, 180, 196
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy P2, Policy P3, Policy G7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.