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Dismissed7 January 20253348457

Hodge Hill Nook Farm, Whitworth Rake, Whitworth, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 8XJ

Planning appeal 3348457 at Hodge Hill Nook Farm, Whitworth Rake, Whitworth, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 8XJ (Rossendale Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 January 2025 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the planning application should have been validated by the Council.

boundary treatment and landscaping to the rear amenity land (part retrospective)

Authority
Rossendale Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Moulton E
Postcode
OL12 8XJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the planning application should have been validated by the Council
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The application could not be validated as a householder application because the evidence did not establish that the entire appeal site, particularly parcels 1 and 2, fell within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse as required by the DMPO definition.

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