®Planning appeal decision
Land off Fieldfare Way, Bacup, Rossendale, OL13 9PP
Planning appeal 3356090 at Land off Fieldfare Way, Bacup, Rossendale, OL13 9PP (Rossendale Borough Council) was allowed on 6 May 2025 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would have an unacceptable adverse impact on highway safety with particular regard to the access onto Fieldfare Way and any additional vehicle movements from the proposal within the wider highway network.
erection of 71 no. dwellings with associated works including car parking, landscaping, open space and pumping station
- Authority
- Rossendale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Burnham T
- Postcode
- OL13 9PP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would have an unacceptable adverse impact on highway safety with particular regard to the access onto Fieldfare Way and any additional vehicle movements from the proposal within the wider highway network
- Whether any harm to biodiversity on the site arising from loss of habitat would be adequately offset
- Whether it has been adequately demonstrated that the provision of 30% of the development as affordable housing would render the proposal unviable
What decided it
The site is allocated in the Rossendale Local Plan for residential development of up to 71 dwellings, and the benefits of the scheme outweigh any adverse impacts.
The benefits of the scheme outweigh any adverse impacts, with the proposal according with the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H26Policy ENV4Policy HS3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 116
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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