®Planning appeal decision
Allowed25 September 20253364654
Highcroft, Painter Wood, Whalley Old Road, Billington, BB7 9JD
partial demolition and partial conversion of an existing 5 bedroom property and new build extension to form a 5 bedroom dwelling on the same site
- Authority
- Ribble Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Heron E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to outlook
- If inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The engineering operations would preserve the openness of the Green Belt and not conflict with its purposes, meaning the proposal was not inappropriate development and could be approved without requiring very special circumstances.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Key Statement EN 1, Policy DMG1
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