Quarry Bank, Abbott Brow, Mellor, Lancashire, BB2 7HU

the use of residential caravan for residential purposes with a specific occupancy condition attached

Authority: Ribble Valley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Nilsson A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the appeal site is in an appropriate location for housing development having regard to development plan policy and the settlement strategy
Whether or not the appeal site is in a sustainable location for housing development having regard to travel and accessibility
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
Other considerations including personal circumstances

What decided it

The cumulative conflict with development plan policies on countryside location, unsustainable accessibility and harm to character and appearance outweighed the personal circumstances of the intended occupant.

The harm arising from conflict with countryside and sustainable travel policies, combined with moderate harm to character and appearance, attracted greater negative significant weight than the personal circumstances and benefits of the proposal, so the balance tipped against the development.

Plan policies cited: Key Statement DS1, Policy DMH3, Policy DMG3, Key Statement DMI2, Policy DMG1, Policy DMG2

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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