Planning appeal decision
Cribden Flatts Farm Cribden End Lane, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 8UB
Planning appeal 3329076 at Cribden Flatts Farm Cribden End Lane, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 8UB (Rossendale Borough Council) was allowed on 10 April 2024 by Inspector Wilson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
agricultural building (inc. biomass boiler)
- Authority
- Rossendale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Wilson L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The agricultural building would be in scale and keeping with the landscape character and appropriate to its surroundings, and would not adversely affect the open and rural character of the surrounding area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 15
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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