Marton House, 31 West Street, Padiham

6011037·Burnley·24 Sept 2026dismissed·PA/2026/0065

Tier label used

Key Service Centre

The tier sentence ¶16

“The proposal would deliver a new dwelling within a Key Service Centre”

Summary

A new dwelling built into the stone boundary wall of the garden of a former chapel and burial ground in the Padiham Conservation Area. The inspector found low harm to the conservation area, moderately high harm to the wall as a non-designated heritage asset, and moderate harm to the outlook of a facing terrace. The scheme failed L2(1)(d) and DP3(1) without clear justification, both routes to refusal under S4(2). The benefits were substantially outweighed. Dismissed.

Why this is cited

Plan-accordance point acknowledged; dismissed on heritage. In the register this counts as a descriptive mention that played no part in the reasoning.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6011037.txt

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