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Dismissed31 August 20233314819

Dam Head Studio Blacko Bar Road, Roughlee, Nelson, BB9 6NX

Planning appeal 3314819 at Dam Head Studio Blacko Bar Road, Roughlee, Nelson, BB9 6NX (Pendle Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 August 2023 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

a pair of 1 and 2 bed affordable semi-detached cottages

Authority
Pendle Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Senior H
Postcode
BB9 6NX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would preserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
  • The effect of the proposal on the significance of Dam Head Farmhouse, a Grade II listed building

What decided it

The proposal would fail to conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Forest of Bowland AONB and would cause less than substantial harm to the setting of a Grade II listed building, with identified public benefits being insufficient to outweigh this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 176Paragraph 190Paragraph 202

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