Land off Church Lane, Great Mitton, Clitheroe, BB7 9PL

Planning appeal 3305134 at Land off Church Lane, Great Mitton, Clitheroe, BB7 9PL (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 January 2023 by Inspector Brook S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development falls within the scope of permitted development under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO, with particular regard to (a) whether the proposed development would be on agricultural land and (b) if the development would be on agricultural land, whether the proposal would be reasonably necessary for purposes of agriculture within that unit.

an agricultural building and access track

Authority: Ribble Valley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Brook S
Postcode: BB7 9PL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development falls within the scope of permitted development under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO, with particular regard to (a) whether the proposed development would be on agricultural land and (b) if the development would be on agricultural land, whether the proposal would be reasonably necessary for purposes of agriculture within that unit
The suitability of the siting of the proposed agricultural building

What decided it

Insufficient evidence was provided to demonstrate that the land was in use for agriculture for the purposes of a trade or business, and the building was designed in part to store vintage tractors which was not reasonably necessary for agricultural purposes.

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