®Planning appeal decision
Field 3226, At Junction With Reedymoor Lane, Whitemoor Road, Foulridge, BB8 7LX
Planning appeal 3358483 at Field 3226, At Junction With Reedymoor Lane, Whitemoor Road, Foulridge, BB8 7LX (Pendle Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 April 2026 by Inspector Franks Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.
without planning permission, the change of use of land for the siting of caravans and using those for residential purposes and using the land for the storage and parking of commercial vehicles
- Authority
- Pendle Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Franks Z
- Postcode
- BB8 7LX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the development is at risk of flooding
- Whether any harm by reason of appropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The development is inappropriate in the Green Belt causing harm to openness, no very special circumstances exist to justify it, and the flood risk has not been adequately assessed.
No balancing exercise was undertaken as no considerations were found to clearly outweigh the harm identified and no very special circumstances were established.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP07Policy DM09
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 143Paragraph 155Paragraph 63
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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