®Planning appeal decision
Former Roaming Roosters, Barrowford Road, Higham, BB12 9ER
Planning appeal 3315598 at Former Roaming Roosters, Barrowford Road, Higham, BB12 9ER (Pendle Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 August 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2021) and any relevant development plan policies.
demolition of existing vacant farm shop and construction of 12 dwellinghouses with associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Pendle Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- BB12 9ER
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2021) and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect 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 necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The moderate harm to Green Belt openness and character and appearance, to which substantial weight must be given, was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of the scheme, such that very special circumstances were not established.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt and moderate harm to character and appearance were not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of reuse of previously developed land, social and economic benefits, and other minor considerations, resulting in dismissal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 13
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.