Water Tower and Valve House Sited on Land off Vicarage Lane, Wilpshire, BB1 9HY

Planning appeal 3313432 at Water Tower and Valve House Sited on Land off Vicarage Lane, Wilpshire, BB1 9HY (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 September 2023 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the existing buildings are appropriate for conversion and the effect of this on the character and appearance of the area of open countryside.

Conversion of redundant water tower and valve house to create a single dwelling to include the creation of a short length of access track

Authority: Ribble Valley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Jones R
Postcode: BB1 9HY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the existing buildings are appropriate for conversion and the effect of this on the character and appearance of the area of open countryside
Whether the appeal site is a suitable and sustainable location for a new house

What decided it

The combination of the proposed access track and alterations to the water tower would result in a house that presents itself to the open countryside rather than providing transition, causing material harm to the semi-rural and agricultural qualities of the landscape and conflicting with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DMH4Policy DS1Policy DMG1Policy DMG2Policy DM12Policy DMG3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 130Paragraph 105

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