Tier label used
Tier 2 Village
The tier sentence ¶5
“The appeal site is situated in a Tier 2 Village”
Summary
Conversion of a detached annexe to a separate dwelling in Hurst Green, a Tier 2 village in Ribble Valley, was allowed. The scheme conflicted with the Core Strategy's village policy (DMG2). But it was inside a village with walkable facilities and an hourly bus, and the council had only a 2.24-year supply. Under S4 the plan conflict did not "substantially outweigh" the benefits.
The location finding
- TR3: pass. footway and street lighting to village facilities (school, pub, cafe, village hall); no shop/post office but hourly bus Mon-Sat; not heavily car reliant (DL 6-8)
Why this is cited
Tier sets the applicable policy test (DMG2); annexe allowed. In the register this counts as a descriptive mention that played no part in the reasoning.
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