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Dismissed16 June 20253352340

Land off Hammond Drive , Read, Lancashire, BB12 7RE

Planning appeal 3352340 at Land off Hammond Drive , Read, Lancashire, BB12 7RE (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 June 2025 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site represents a suitable location with regards to the spatial distribution of housing strategy of the development plan.

A new single storey dwelling with sedum covered flat roof and dressed stone and clad external walls

Authority
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
McDonagh C
Postcode
BB12 7RE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site represents a suitable location with regards to the spatial distribution of housing strategy of the development plan
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the proposal on the setting of heritage assets
  • The effect of the proposal on nearby trees
  • The effect of the proposal on living conditions of occupiers of adjacent dwellings

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the development plan regarding location in open countryside outside a settlement, combined with harm to heritage assets' settings and inadequate assessment of impacts on trees and neighbouring living conditions, outweighed the limited benefits of providing one additional dwelling.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DS1Policy DS2Policy DMG2Policy DMH3Policy DMG1Policy DME2Policy DME4Policy DME1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 207Paragraph 212Paragraph 215

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