Planning appeal decision
Punch Bowl Inn, Hurst Green, Nr Preston, Lancashire , BB7 9QW
Planning appeal 3296097 at Punch Bowl Inn, Hurst Green, Nr Preston, Lancashire , BB7 9QW (Lancashire County Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 3 March 2023 by Inspector Phillips A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the requirements of the listed building enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to restore the building to its condition before the works were carried out (ground (g)).
Demolition of the (listed) Punch Bowl Inn building
- Authority
- Lancashire County Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Phillips A
- Postcode
- BB7 9QW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the requirements of the listed building enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to restore the building to its condition before the works were carried out (ground (g))
What decided it
The Inspector found insufficient evidence that the original building materials had been destroyed, so the requirement to restore the building to its former state was not excessive.
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