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Allowed3 September 20243340488

Melrose, 2 Goosebutts Lane, Clitheroe, Lancs, BB7 1JT

Planning appeal 3340488 at Melrose, 2 Goosebutts Lane, Clitheroe, Lancs, BB7 1JT (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 3 September 2024 by Inspector Cooper P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposal on the character of the area and the living conditions of adjacent residents.

Change of use from residential to holiday let

Authority
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Cooper P
Postcode
BB7 1JT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposal on the character of the area and the living conditions of adjacent residents.

What decided it

The Inspector found that any increased intensity of use from the holiday let would be unlikely to make a material difference to noise and disturbance already generated by a family occupying the property, and there was no substantive evidence of harm.

The potential for increased noise/disturbance from transient holiday-let occupation was weighed against the comparable activity a family dwelling could generate, with the balance tipping in favour of no unacceptable harm and the appeal being allowed.

What the Inspector cited

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