94 Fountain Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0QP

Planning appeal 3374027 at 94 Fountain Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0QP (Hyndburn Borough Council) was allowed on 11 May 2026 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would meet an identified need for children's residential care facilities in the area.

change of use of existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to children's care home (Use Class C2) for 1 child and 2 carers on a rota

Authority: Hyndburn Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector: Savage K
Postcode: BB5 0QP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would meet an identified need for children's residential care facilities in the area
the effect of the change of use on the housing mix and character of the area
the effect of the proposal on traffic generation and parking demand locally

What decided it

The absence of any adopted development plan policy requiring demonstration of need for children's homes, combined with clear national policy support for such accommodation and no persuasive evidence of harmful concentration or unacceptable highway impacts, meant the appeal should be allowed.

The benefits of providing accommodation for a vulnerable child in accordance with national policy outweighed the Council's concerns about concentration and parking, which were not supported by persuasive evidence.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1 of the Children's Residential & Supported Accommodations SPGPolicy 2 of the Children's Residential & Supported Accommodations SPGPolicy Env7 of the Hyndburn Core StrategyPolicy DM32 of the Development Management DPD
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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