®Planning appeal decision
19, Pendle St East, Sabden, Lancashire, BB7 9EQ
new build single storey dwelling house within existing garden curtilage
- Authority
- Ribble Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fawcett E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the settlement strategy for the area
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants with regard to noise
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Forest of Bowland National Landscape
What decided it
The unresolved nighttime noise concerns and the failure to demonstrate acceptable living conditions for future occupants, combined with conflict with the settlement strategy, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery.
the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision, and efficient use of land, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm from unacceptable noise levels and moderate harm from conflict with the settlement strategy
Framework references: 189, 11, 187
Plan policies cited: Key Statement DS1, Policy DMG2, Policy DMG3, Policy DMH3, Policy DMG1, Key Statement EN2
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.