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Blackburns Farm Nurseries And Wildlife Centre, 91 Ribby Road, Ribby With Wrea, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 2PA
Planning appeal 3350264 at Blackburns Farm Nurseries And Wildlife Centre, 91 Ribby Road, Ribby With Wrea, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 2PA (Fylde Borough Council) was allowed on 28 January 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed amendments would undermine the function of the WEB and the justification for its construction.
1) Change of use of agricultural land to a mixed use of agriculture, remembrance wood and wildlife centre with associated supporting development including access tracks, nature trails and bird hides; 2) Erection of a building to provide wildlife and education centre with café with associated car parking, refuse store and other supporting infrastructure and landscaping 3) Retrospective erection of polytunnel 4) Retrospective erection of agricultural building with mezzanine element”, without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 23/0203, dated 30 May 2023
- Authority
- Fylde Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- PR4 2PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed amendments would undermine the function of the WEB and the justification for its construction
- the effect of the proposed amendments on the character and appearance of the countryside
What decided it
The café and farm shop would remain ancillary and incidental to the main wildlife education use, with wildlife education comprising approximately two-thirds of the building's floorspace, thus preserving the justification for the building's location within the Area of Separation and compliance with Policy GD3.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GD3Policy GD4Policy GD7Policy EC5Policy ENV1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 91Paragraph 140
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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