4 Dewhurst Row Longsight Road, Langho, Blackburn, BB6 8AD

Substitution of cottage type for unit one of the holiday cottages approved under 3/2020/1025 (variation of condition 2 of application 2020/0013 for four two - storey holiday cottages and formation of short length of access road) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 3/2022/0030, dated 22 February 2022

Authority: Ribble Valley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Heron E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed extended occupancy period on sustainable tourism, having regard to the policies of the development plan

What decided it

The absence of evidence demonstrating that 90-day occupancy would have a materially different effect on sustainable tourism compared to 28-day occupancy, combined with the site's good accessibility to public transport and pedestrian links.

Plan policies cited: Policy DMG2, Policy DMB3, Key Statement DM12, Key Statement EC3

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