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Dismissed11 May 20263373708

425 Gisburn Road, Blacko, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 6LS

Planning appeal 3373708 at 425 Gisburn Road, Blacko, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 6LS (Pendle Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 May 2026 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for development, having regard to relevant development plan policy for the provision of housing.

Erection of 9 detached and semi-detached dwellings with integral, attached and detached garages

Authority
Pendle Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Savage K
Postcode
BB9 6LS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for development, having regard to relevant development plan policy for the provision of housing
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The conflict with the spatial strategy of the recently adopted, up-to-date Local Plan, which directs housing to defined settlement boundaries and is no longer justified by a housing supply shortfall, outweighs the limited benefits of the proposal.

the limited benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits and biodiversity net gain did not outweigh the very significant weight afforded to the conflict with the spatial strategy of the up-to-date development plan

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP02Policy SP04Policy DM09Policy DM23Policy DM27Policy DM10Policy DM16Policy SP14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 72Paragraph 73Paragraph 82Paragraph 83Paragraph 84

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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