Planning appeal decision
Bungalow Farm, Heatons Bridge Road, Scarisbrick, Lancashire, L40 8JQ
Planning appeal 3324305 at Bungalow Farm, Heatons Bridge Road, Scarisbrick, Lancashire, L40 8JQ (West Lancashire District Council) was allowed on 9 May 2024 by Inspector Partington A, by written representations.
Variation of conditions No. 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 18 to amend the growing and incubation rooms from portal framed buildings to polytunnels on a mushroom farm
- Authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Partington A
- Postcode
- L40 8JQ
What decided it
The Council's reasons for deferring the application at both Committee meetings related to proper planning matters (temporary access safety and lighting clarification) that were not unreasonably pursued, and the applicant did not provide key information about the growing conditions until the appeal stage.
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