Planning appeal decision
The Coach House , Burnley Road, Bacup, OL13 8PA
Planning appeal 3331767 at The Coach House , Burnley Road, Bacup, OL13 8PA (Rossendale Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 September 2024 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
machinery store for forestry maintenance
- Authority
- Rossendale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Senior H
- Postcode
- OL13 8PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The scale, massing, position and materials of the proposed building would result in an urbanising, incongruous structure that would harm the character and appearance of the countryside edge location.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ENV1ENV3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 16
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.
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