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Dismissed29 November 20223300859

7 Height End Cottages, Kirk Hill Road, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 8TZ

Planning appeal 3300859 at 7 Height End Cottages, Kirk Hill Road, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 8TZ (Rossendale Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 November 2022 by Inspector Wilson L, 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 any relevant development plan policies, including an assessment of the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.

Proposed domestic off-road parking comprising three parking spaces with retaining wall and hardstanding

Authority
Rossendale Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Wilson L
Postcode
BB4 8TZ

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 any relevant development plan policies, including an assessment of the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety, having regard to visibility splays and surface water
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would not preserve openness, and the other considerations do not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HS9Policy ENV1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 137Paragraph 148Paragraph 150Paragraph 9Paragraph 12Paragraph 13Paragraph 15

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