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Dismissed11 March 20263362404

Parkers Farm Cowhill Lane, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4AS

Planning appeal 3362404 at Parkers Farm Cowhill Lane, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4AS (Hyndburn Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 March 2026 by Inspector Tweddle J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

‘retrospective planning for the erection of an annexe to the host dwelling and change of use of the land to which the annexe sits’

Authority
Hyndburn Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Tweddle J
Postcode
BB1 4AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • Whether the proposal would preserve the settings of nearby heritage assets
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, combined with harm to heritage assets and no demonstrable public benefits to outweigh the identified harms.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM34Policy ENV6Policy DM26Policy DM22
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 214

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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