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Dismissed31 January 20233307998

11A Skipton Road, Colne, BB8 0NQ

Planning appeal 3307998 at 11A Skipton Road, Colne, BB8 0NQ (Pendle Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 January 2023 by Inspector Veevers A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the vitality and viability of Colne town centre, having regard to the sequential test for main town centre uses set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.

change of use application - proposed conversion of property into an office (use class E) with flat (use class C3)

Authority
Pendle Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Veevers A
Postcode
BB8 0NQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the vitality and viability of Colne town centre, having regard to the sequential test for main town centre uses set out in the National Planning Policy Framework

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate that there were no more sequentially preferable sites available in the town centre for the proposed office use, and therefore the development fails to satisfy the sequential test required by the Framework and conflicts with Policy WRK4.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy WRK4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 91

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