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Allowed13 May 20266003379

St. Michaels, Belthorn Road, Belthorn, BB1 2PE

Planning appeal 6003379 at St. Michaels, Belthorn Road, Belthorn, BB1 2PE (Hyndburn Borough Council) was allowed on 13 May 2026 by Inspector Unwin N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would create a new dwellinghouse.

conversion and extension of existing outbuilding to create additional primary living accommodation

Authority
Hyndburn Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Unwin N
Postcode
BB1 2PE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would create a new dwellinghouse

What decided it

The proposal, submitted as Householder Development with shared parking and access arrangements and encompassed within a single planning unit boundary, would constitute ancillary residential accommodation rather than a new dwellinghouse.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV6 of the Hyndburn Core Strategy (2012)Policy DM26 of the Hyndburn Development Management Development Plan Document (2018)Design Guidance 15 of the Hyndburn Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (2009)

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