Former Service Reservoir , High Lane, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 5SL

Planning appeal 3368704 at Former Service Reservoir , High Lane, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 5SL (Pendle Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 October 2025 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.

Proposed residential development of the Former Service Reservoir, High Lane, Salterforth

Authority: Pendle Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hobbs J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development

What decided it

The significant harm caused by the isolated location of the dwellings in the countryside and the reliance on private motor vehicles for accessing services, when weighed against the moderate benefits of housing delivery on previously developed land, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits under the tilted balance test.

the significant harm from isolated dwellings in the countryside and unsustainable location significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and redevelopment of previously developed land, even under the tilted balance test

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LIV1Policy SDP2Policy ENV4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 84Paragraph 124Paragraph 73Paragraph 115Paragraph 11
Judgments: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610

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