Aspden Fold Farm Nabs Head Lane, Preston, PR5 0UQ

Planning appeal 3314900 at Aspden Fold Farm Nabs Head Lane, Preston, PR5 0UQ (South Ribble Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 August 2023 by Inspector Veevers A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policy.

change of use of part of the farm yard to allow a flexible commercial use for temporary storage

Authority: South Ribble Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Veevers A
Postcode: PR5 0UQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policy
Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The moderate harm to the spatial and visual openness of the Green Belt caused by inappropriate commercial storage development, afforded substantial weight, was not clearly outweighed by the economic benefits claimed for farm diversification.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy G1 of the South Ribble Local Plan 2015
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 147Paragraph 150Paragraph 148Paragraph 84

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