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Pleasant Meadows, Jewel Lane, Holme End, Brierfield, Lancashire, BB12 9NS
Planning appeal 3373723 at Pleasant Meadows, Jewel Lane, Holme End, Brierfield, Lancashire, BB12 9NS (Pendle Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 June 2026 by Inspector Fawcett E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
Installation of a static caravan for use as a welfare unit, a storage container, and 3 wooden moveable stables for equestrian use
- Authority
- Pendle Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Fawcett E
- Postcode
- BB12 5QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
- if the proposal is found to be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness caused by the caravan, storage container and proposed enclosure, which is not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits claimed, means very special circumstances do not exist to justify inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
the substantial weight afforded to Green Belt harm was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight given to animal welfare, personal health and storage benefits, so very special circumstances do not exist
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP07
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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