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Dismissed22 July 20266006885

12 Coniston Road, Blackburn, BB1 5NP

Planning appeal 6006885 at 12 Coniston Road, Blackburn, BB1 5NP (Blackburn with Darwen) was dismissed on 22 July 2026 by Inspector F Harrison, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, in relation to noise and disturbance.

the change of use from residential dwelling (Class C3) to a children's nursery (Class E(f) (Creche and day nursery) at No 12 with ancillary living accommodation at No 10 and change of use of vacant land to a car park

Authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
community-institutional
Inspector
F Harrison
Postcode
BB1 5NP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, in relation to noise and disturbance
  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to car parking

What decided it

The combined significant harm to neighbouring living conditions from noise and disturbance and the unacceptable effect on highway safety from parking pressures outweighed the limited benefits of the scheme.

The limited weight attached to the social and economic benefits of the nursery was insufficient to outweigh the significant harm to neighbours' living conditions and the unacceptable highway safety effects, so the balance tipped against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM02Policy DM29
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 198Paragraph 57
Judgments
Wainhomes & Cornell v SSCLG & Wiltshire Council; Shinh and Anor v First Secretary of State [2005] EWHC 521 (Admin)

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