Planning appeal decision
3 Moorland Court, Blackpool, FY4 4ZE
Planning appeal 3346049 at 3 Moorland Court, Blackpool, FY4 4ZE (Blackpool Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 September 2024 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
external alterations to ground floor front elevation and use of garage as altered as ancillary living space. Removal of front landscaping and creation of extended hardstanding to form 3rd parking space
- Authority
- Blackpool Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Manchester S
- Postcode
- FY4 4ZE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The extended hardstanding car parking space harms the character and appearance of the area by replacing soft landscaping with a stark, austere hard surface that contrasts unfavourably with the former landscape planting and the coherent townscape character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS6CS7DM17DM20DM21DM31DM35DM41
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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