Planning appeal decision
Pewitt Hall Farm Back Lane, Accrington, BB5 2DZ
Planning appeal 3315278 at Pewitt Hall Farm Back Lane, Accrington, BB5 2DZ (Rossendale Borough Council) was allowed on 10 October 2023 by Inspector Major R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is consistent with the objectives of local and national planning policies relating to development in a rural area.
Erection of an agricultural building with a floor area of 300m² for the fattening and corralling of lambs
- Authority
- Rossendale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Major R
- Postcode
- BB5 2DZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is consistent with the objectives of local and national planning policies relating to development in a rural area
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would not result in any material landscape harm and would accord with the development plan when taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD2Policy ENV1Policy ENV3Policy ENV4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 56
- Judgments
- Broughton V SSE [1992] 1 WLUK 506; JPL 550
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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