®Planning appeal decision
Former Roaming Roosters, Barrowford Road, Higham, BB12 9ER
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
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.
Framework references: 149, 11, 12, 13
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV2
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