®Planning appeal decision
Land at Wood Street, Church, Accrington, BB5 6PF
without planning permission, the laying of concrete across the Land without adequate drainage provision
- Authority
- Hyndburn Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Church Canalside Conservation Area
- Whether the land has suitable drainage thereby ensuring that harm is not caused to surrounding land from surface water run-off
What decided it
The less than substantial harm caused to the character and appearance of the conservation area by the stark concrete finish was not outweighed by the public benefits of land clearance and business use efficiency.
The public benefits of land clearance and more efficient business use were afforded positive weight but were not sufficiently weighty to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the conservation area.
Framework references: 212, 215, 135, 181
Plan policies cited: Env 6, Env 7, DM26
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