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Dismissed17 December 20243347540

Former Allotments, Liverpool Road, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 6JE

Planning appeal 3347540 at Former Allotments, Liverpool Road, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 6JE (Burnley Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 December 2024 by Inspector Dean S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal is appropriate for the site and its surroundings.

the development of 18 Houses and 10 Duplex Apartments (All Matters Reserved)

Authority
Burnley Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Dean S
Postcode
BB12 6JE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposal is appropriate for the site and its surroundings
  • Whether or not it would make appropriate contributions towards affordable housing, highways mitigation, open space and secondary school capacity

What decided it

The failure to provide an executed section 106 obligation securing policy-compliant affordable housing and contributions towards highways mitigation, open space and secondary school capacity, which the Inspector found could not be secured by condition or at reserved matters stage and were fundamental to the acceptability of the proposal.

The Inspector found that whilst the proposal could be appropriate for the site and its surroundings, the development plan conflict and harm arising from the failure to make appropriate contributions was significant and there were no material considerations which outweighed that conflict or harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP5Policy HS3Policy HS4Policy NE1Policy HS2Policy IC4

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