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Dismissed23 June 20253361340

Le Dale Mobile Home Park, Longsight Road, Clayton Le Dale, Blackburn, BB1 9EX

Planning appeal 3361340 at Le Dale Mobile Home Park, Longsight Road, Clayton Le Dale, Blackburn, BB1 9EX (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2025 by Inspector Westbrook J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed installation of 11 static caravans on the open countryside to the north of Blackburn.

installation of 11 static holiday caravans

Authority
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Westbrook J
Postcode
BB1 1EX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed installation of 11 static caravans on the open countryside to the north of Blackburn

What decided it

The proposal would result in a significant and non-small-scale extension into open countryside that would be harmful to the rural landscape character and conflict with development plan policies requiring small-scale development in such locations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DMG1Policy DMG2Policy DMB3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88Paragraph 89

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