A BURNLEY woman has finally been granted planning permission to build a controversial new house in the garden of her home after reducing it in size.

In July Loren Durkin's bid to construct a two-storey four-bedroomed detached property in the grounds of 4 Lindsay Park, Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood was refused by councillors as too big.

The scheme had generated 10 objections from neighbours.

But on Thursday night Burnley Council's development control committee approved her new proposal for a detached, three-bedroom dormer bungalow subject to 15 planning conditions.

The new house produced just a single letter of objection from a nearby resident concerned about the property being too close to other homes and the design being out of keeping with the area.

A planning officer' report to the committee meeting said: "The application has been brought to Development Control committee as objections have been received.

"The application has been with the council since July and has undergone design changes during its assessment.

"Original plans were for a four-bedroom, two-storey dwelling.

"Following a review of the application and the previous refusal at the site, it was considered that the redesign had not gone far enough in addressing concerns and reasons for refusal on the previous application.

"Revised proposals received by the council in November were for a three-bedroom, dormer bungalow with in curtilage parking,

"It is considered that the current scheme has made key changes in overall design, scale and mass which meets the relevant policies of the Burnley Local Plan.

"Following on from the previous refusal, the design has changed considerably.

"Issues of scale and massing resulting in a disproportionate development on the plot were key reasons in the refusal.

"The scale has reduced from a two-storey dwelling with a ridge height of 7.6 metres to a dormer bungalow with a reduced ridge height of 6.3m.

"The change in house type to bungalow is considered to be much more appropriate for this plot and is more reflective of the scale and massing on the northern side of Lindsay Park.

"The proposed materials are also found in the immediate locality and are considered to be acceptable.

"Following the most recent amendments to the scheme, the proposed design is considered to overcome the previous reasons for refusal."