®Planning appeal decision
Land on the East Side of Clerk Hill Road, Just to the South of the Access to Whalley Golf Club, Whalley, BB7 9DR
Planning appeal 3362128 at Land on the East Side of Clerk Hill Road, Just to the South of the Access to Whalley Golf Club, Whalley, BB7 9DR (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 July 2025 by Inspector Heron E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether it has been demonstrated that the proposal would be reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture and would therefore be permitted development.
Proposed Erection of Agricultural Storage Building
- Authority
- Ribble Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Heron E
- Postcode
- BB7 9DP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether it has been demonstrated that the proposal would be reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture and would therefore be permitted development
What decided it
The appellant did not provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the proposed building was reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture, failing to meet the requirements of Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
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