®Planning appeal decision
Land To The West Of Sheridan Road , Colne , Lancashire, BB8 7HW
application for outline planning permission for the erection of 18 no. dwellings [Use Class C3] with all matters reserved except access
- Authority
- Pendle Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed access point of the development would have an unacceptable impact upon highway safety, or a severe impact on the operational efficiency on the road network
- whether the submitted planning obligation is necessary and would provide an appropriate contribution in respect of matters relating to Biodiversity Net Gain and monitoring
What decided it
The severe impact on the operational efficiency of Sheridan Road arising from the proposed access, which would not be adequately mitigated despite the proposed widening, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of the scheme when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery, highway and pedestrian safety improvements, and economic contributions were outweighed by the significant harm arising from the severe adverse impact upon the operational efficiency of Sheridan Road, resulting in dismissal of the appeal.
Framework references: 116, 58, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV4, Policy ENV1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.