Planning appeal decision
Land off Calder Vale Road, Calder Vale Road , Burnley , BB11 1BS
Planning appeal 3313134 at Land off Calder Vale Road, Calder Vale Road , Burnley , BB11 1BS (Burnley Borough Council) was allowed on 11 July 2023 by Inspector Brook S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect removing condition 10 would have upon the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of listed buildings.
Proposed three storey building with valeting on ground floor and two bedroom apartment above and car sales (amended scheme to planning permission FUL/2019/0283 for two storey building) (partly retrospective application)’ without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref FUL/2021/0126, dated 2 August 2022
- Authority
- Burnley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Brook S
- Postcode
- BB11 1BS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect removing condition 10 would have upon the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of listed buildings
What decided it
The wide variety of materials already present in the locality and the precedent of re-constituted stone being used in nearby buildings that form part of the setting of the listed heritage assets meant that the materials as constructed were not harmful to character and appearance or heritage significance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP5Policy HE2
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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