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Dismissed14 June 20233310976

Woodcliffe , Bury Road, Rossendale, BB4 6JS

Planning appeal 3310976 at Woodcliffe , Bury Road, Rossendale, BB4 6JS (Rossendale Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 June 2023 by Inspector Veevers A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any harm to openness, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policy.

Change of use, conversion and extension of outbuilding to 1 dwelling

Authority
Rossendale Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Veevers A
Postcode
BB4 6JS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any harm to openness, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policy
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • 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 be inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing moderate harm to openness and encroachment into the countryside, with no very special circumstances to justify it.

The substantial harm to the Green Belt and harm to character and appearance were not clearly outweighed by the limited economic and social benefits of one dwelling, and the absence of a five-year housing supply did not engage the presumption in favour of sustainable development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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