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Allowed6 November 20253368363

Stanley Lodge Farm Salwick Road, Wharles, Preston, PR4 3SN

Planning appeal 3368363 at Stanley Lodge Farm Salwick Road, Wharles, Preston, PR4 3SN (Fylde Borough Council) was allowed on 6 November 2025 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal comprises of the re-use or rehabilitation of an existing permanent and substantial building.

the change of use from an existing barn to one proposed residential dwelling including domestic access and curtilage

Authority
Fylde Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Rafiq F
Postcode
PR4 3SN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal comprises of the re-use or rehabilitation of an existing permanent and substantial building
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The retention of the existing steel frame, concrete lower walling and floor meant the proposal constituted a conversion rather than a rebuild, making it acceptable in principle under Strategic Policy GD4, and the design and siting would not harm the character and appearance of the rural area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Strategic Policy GD4Strategic Policy GD7Non-strategic Policy H7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 131Paragraph 135Paragraph 139

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