Planning appeal decision
1 The Copse, Turton, Bolton, BL7 0DP
Planning appeal 3323456 at 1 The Copse, Turton, Bolton, BL7 0DP (Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council) was allowed on 10 August 2023 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area.
a dormer to be added to the south east elevation and alterations to the north east elevation
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- BL7 0DP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed design, although overtly contemporary, would result in a satisfactory composition that would not harm the character or appearance of the area and would add interest to the street scene, subject to conditions preventing unacceptable overlooking and requiring ecological mitigation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS16 of the Core Strategy 2011Policy 11 of the Local Plan Part 2 2015Policy RES E15 of the Residential Design Guide 2012Local Plan policy 8iiLocal Plan policy 9(1)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Blackburn with Darwen
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2023
- Allowed28 August 20266007521Bank Lane, Blackburn, BB1 2AP
- Dismissed22 July 2026600688512 Coniston Road, Blackburn, BB1 5NP
- Dismissed2 June 2026337059040 Hillcrest Road, Blackburn, Lancashire , BB2 5LF
- Dismissed10 April 20266004038Ramwells Barn, Edge Lane, Turton, Bolton, BL7 0NJ
- Split Decision1 April 202633692691 Derby Street, Blackburn, BB1 5HR
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.
®