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Dismissed24 June 20253362691

109 Basnett Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 3ES

Planning appeal 3362691 at 109 Basnett Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 3ES (Burnley Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 June 2025 by Inspector Westbrook J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposed change of use on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby dwellings by way of noise and disturbance.

a change of use from a C3 dwellinghouse to a C2 residential institution

Authority
Burnley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Westbrook J
Postcode
BB10 3ES

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposed change of use on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby dwellings by way of noise and disturbance
  • The effects of the proposed change of use on the living conditions of the occupiers of the appeal property by way of internal and external amenity space

What decided it

The intensification of use and associated noise and disturbance from 24-hour specialist care operations in a small terraced dwelling would unacceptably harm the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, conflicting with Policy SP5.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 98

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