Appeal 3374447
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
5 sections
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Section 01
Development description
an alternative to approved application 2023/0258/FUL to increase the ridge height.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for an alternative to approved application 2023/0258/FUL to increase the ridge height at [site address] , Burscough, [postcode] in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 2025/0525/FUL, subject to the following conditions:
The development hereby permitted shall begin not later than three years from the date of this decision.
The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with drawing nos 1150_05B, 1150_06A and site location plan.
The external materials of the development hereby permitted shall match those used in the existing dwelling.
Section 03
Main Issue
Planning permission was given for a new dormer to the rear of the dwellinghouse in 2023. Compared to that scheme, the existing ridge height would be raised and the size of the dormer increased accordingly. The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
Section 04
Reasons
The two-storey detached and semi-detached houses on the southern side of the short cul-de-sac have a generally consistent ridge line although that at No 5 is stepped. Their designs are similar but not identical.
By continuing the front roof plane slightly upwards across the entire width of the property, a coherent and harmonious appearance would be achieved. The proposal would not be seen directly adjacent to neighbouring buildings and so the raised roof would not look out of place. It would be set back from the road and the dormer would be discretely positioned. As such, the proposal as a whole would be a minor and insignificant element in the overall street scene. The design would be sensitive to its local context and have regard to visual amenity as required by Policy GN3 of the West Lancashire Local Plan. The proposed development would also be well related to the existing building and would not harm the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
Section 05
Conclusion
Conditions are necessary to confirm the approved plans in the interests of certainty and to secure matching materials for a complementary external finish. The proposal would accord with the development plan and, for the reasons given, the appeal should succeed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 311No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 13 November 2025Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 11 November 2025 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3374447
- Application reference
- 2025/0525/FUL
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Planning authority code
- E07000127
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Unknown
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- Not recorded
- Floor space
- 34 m²
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- No
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Not recorded
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Allowed
- Decision category
- Allowed
- Received date
- 9 October 2025
- Valid date
- 9 October 2025
- Start date
- 20 October 2025
- Planning authority decision date
- 1 August 2025
- Appeal decision date
- 13 November 2025
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 79653
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:25
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:29
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:25
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21