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Allowed28 June 20243335028

Land Adjacent 295 Rochdale Road, Turn Village, Bury, BL0 0RN

Planning appeal 3335028 at Land Adjacent 295 Rochdale Road, Turn Village, Bury, BL0 0RN (Rossendale Borough Council) was allowed on 28 June 2024 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 5 is necessary and reasonable, having particular regard to the openness of the Green Belt.

Change of use of land adjoining 295 Rochdale Road from residential and vacant industrial to residential use to form garden and parking space and ancillary external area within the curtilage of 295 Rochdale Road

Authority
Rossendale Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Senior H
Postcode
BL0 0RN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether condition 5 is necessary and reasonable, having particular regard to the openness of the Green Belt

What decided it

The absence of clear justification for removing permitted development rights, given the site's previous development status, containment, and limited potential for harm to Green Belt openness.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 155

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