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Dismissed10 July 20253363520

Banks Farm Barn Sparrable Row, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 3QW

Planning appeal 3363520 at Banks Farm Barn Sparrable Row, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 3QW (Burnley Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 July 2025 by Inspector Heron E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal represents a residential annexe having regard to its nature.

conversion of garage to create residential annexe

Authority
Burnley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Heron E
Postcode
BB10 3QW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal represents a residential annexe having regard to its nature
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal would not represent a residential annexe having regard to its nature and would therefore conflict with Policy SP4 of the Local Plan, which directs new housing to sustainable areas within the settlement hierarchy and strictly controls development in open countryside.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP4Policy SP5Policy HS5Policy NE3

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.

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