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Quashed On Legal Grounds27 February 20263369167

Land to the Rear, 6 The Old Sidings, Foulridge, Lancashire, BB8 7GQ

Planning appeal 3369167 at Land to the Rear, 6 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 from railway land to residential use

Authority
Pendle Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
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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