®Planning appeal decision
Notice upheld25 April 20253344872
Pad End Barn Pinfold Lane, Inskip, PRESTON, PR4 0UA
two storey domestic outbuilding
- Authority
- Wyre Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Taylor K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A ground (d): whether the building was substantially completed more than 4 years before the enforcement notice was issued
- Appeal A ground (f): whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to achieve its purpose
- Appeal A ground (g): whether the compliance period of 4 months is reasonable
- Appeal B: whether the development constitutes ancillary residential accommodation having regard to local plan policy
- Appeal B: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area
What decided it
The building's excessive scale and height in the immediate residential courtyard setting, positioned adjacent to single-storey brick properties, caused unacceptable harm to character and appearance that outweighed any acceptance of the principle of ancillary domestic outbuildings.
Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy SPG4(1), Policy CDMP3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.