®Planning appeal decision
Cross Gaits Inn Beverley Road, Blacko, Nelson, BB9 6RF
the change of use of existing grade II listed Cross Gaits pub from suis generis public house to C3(a) dwelling house and erection of new C3(a) dwelling house on existing carpark
- Authority
- Pendle Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hockenhull H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed Cross Gaits Inn and any of the features of special architectural interest that it possesses
- the effect of the proposed new dwelling on the setting of the Grade II listed Cross Gaits Inn
- the effect of the loss of the car park on highway safety
What decided it
The appellant failed to satisfy Policy SUP1 by not demonstrating that the public house use is unviable and not proving that the building was appropriately marketed at a reasonable price, meaning the residential conversion could not be justified as the optimal viable use of the listed building.
the public benefits of housing supply and conservation of the heritage asset did not outweigh the substantial weight to be given to the conservation of the Grade II listed building, and the proposal failed to preserve its special interest
Framework references: 212, 215, 116
Plan policies cited: Policy SUP1, 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.