Land adjacent to 3 Goodshaw Lane & Water Street, Crawshawbooth, Rossendale, BB48AS

the erection of 2-3 no. attached houses

Authority: Rossendale
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: BB4 8AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, land use, and amount of development

What decided it

The significant harm to character and appearance arising from the urbanising effect of residential development in this segregated countryside location, combined with the constrained and unsuitable vehicular access, substantially and demonstrably outweighs the minimal housing benefits of 2-3 dwellings.

The adverse character, appearance and access impacts resulting from the proposed location and residential land use would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the proposed development when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy SD1, Policy ENV1, Policy ENV3

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