Pad End Barn Pinfold Lane, Inskip, Preston, PR4 0UA

Planning appeal 3344872 at Pad End Barn Pinfold Lane, Inskip, Preston, PR4 0UA (Wyre Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 April 2025 by Inspector Taylor K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A ground (d): whether the building was substantially completed more than 4 years before the enforcement notice was issued.

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
Postcode: PR4 0UA

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP4Policy SPG4(1)Policy CDMP3

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