Planning appeal decision
Barnfield Farm, Back Lane, Weeton, Lancashire, PR4 3HS
Planning appeal 3266902 at Barnfield Farm, Back Lane, Weeton, Lancashire, PR4 3HS (Fylde Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 June 2021 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be small-scale tourist accommodation in the countryside.
change of use of land for the siting of six holiday lodges, one warden's lodge and six touring pitches together with creation of new fishing lake and landscaping
- Authority
- Fylde Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Manchester S
- Postcode
- PR4 3HS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be small-scale tourist accommodation in the countryside
- Whether the location is suitable for new residential development
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would conflict with the development plan on three independent grounds—it would not be small-scale tourism development, the location was unsuitable for residential development, and it would harm the character and appearance of the countryside—and no material considerations outweighed that conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy DLF1Policy GD4Policy H6Policy EC6Policy EC7Policy GD7Policy ENV1
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Fylde
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2021
- Allowed1 November 20213270115Stanley Villa Farm Fishing & Camping, Back Lane, Weeton With Preese, Preston, PR4 3HN
- Dismissed1 September 20213271650Windy Harbour Holiday Centre , Windy Harbour Road, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 8NB
- Dismissed20 August 20213271466Charoland Farm, Greenhalgh Lane, Greenhalgh With Thistleton, Preston, PR4 3HL
- Allowed1 October 20266012202Happy Hounds Hotel, Weatheroak, Farm Back Lane, Weeton, Preston, PR4 3HS
- Allowed10 July 20266009761Land North of Village Hall and West of Vicarage Lane, Newton With Clifton, Preston, PR4 3RU
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®