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Quashed On Legal Grounds27 February 20263368980

Land to the Rear 8 The Old Sidings , Foulridge, Lancashire, BB8 7GQ

Planning appeal 3368980 at Land to the Rear 8 The Old Sidings , Foulridge, Lancashire, BB8 7GQ (Pendle Borough Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 27 February 2026 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice was served in accordance with section 172(2)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).

the change of use of the land from railway land to residential land and the erection of a single story structure

Authority
Pendle Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Braithwaite J
Postcode
BB8 7GQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the enforcement notice was served in accordance with section 172(2)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended)

What decided it

The enforcement notice was not served on the owners of the land as required by section 172(2)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), rendering the notice defective.

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