Plans to build a four-bedroom house with view across to Pendle Hill have been returned to the council for a third time following another rejection in November.
Ashley Rostron went to Ribble Valley Borough Council in February last year with plans to build two new properties on West Bradford Road in Waddington, Clitheroe, on the site of an existing semi-detached house.
Those plans were refused on the basis that the overall scale and footprint would not match the development of the area.
Mr Rostron went back to the council in October with plans for just one house on the site, with a separate annexe offering one-bedroom accommodation.
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However, this was rejected in November, with the council saying the “collective scale, bulk, massing, and orientation would read as over-dominant and incongruous additions to the application site”.
Mr Rostron has now gone back to planning bosses for a third time, and says the design and access statement has addressed the reasons for the last refusal.
The statement said: “The design proposal demonstrates a revised design for the new dwelling (four bedrooms) and a separate annexe building offering one-bedroom accommodation in a simple arrangement following the demolition of The Hawthorns.
“The house has three floors, with the upper floor in the roof space to maximise the accommodation and storage within the overall volume, whilst ensuring the overall mass has an appropriate appearance.
“The new design has addressed the reasons for the refusal of the previous submission by virtue of reducing the scale, mass, and bulk of the proposal and addressing issues raised regarding the overall appearance in the street scene.
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“This new proposal, because of the revisions, has reduced the mass and scale as well as reducing the ridge height by 0.5m. The roof is finished in natural slate. Windows have full stone surrounds and the overall appearance is one of a traditional appearance.
“The annexe construct has also been reduced in size and is now repositioned within the plot. It offers a modest level of accommodation and is subservient to the host dwelling.”
To view the plans in full and to comment on them, visit the council’s planning website.
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