Planning appeal decision
Valiants Farm, Lancaster Road, Out Rawcliffe, PR3 6BL
Planning appeal 3310413 at Valiants Farm, Lancaster Road, Out Rawcliffe, PR3 6BL (Wyre Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 May 2023 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would comply with relevant development plan policies relating to the countryside, with particular regard to the rural economy and effects on the rural character of the countryside.
demolition and replacement of existing storage and distribution building
- Authority
- Wyre Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Jones H
- Postcode
- PR3 6BL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would comply with relevant development plan policies relating to the countryside, with particular regard to the rural economy and effects on the rural character of the countryside
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate that the replacement building was necessary, contrary to the requirements of policies SP4 and EP8 of the Local Plan for expansion of rural businesses in the countryside.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP4Policy EP8Policy EP9Policy HP6
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.
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