Pleasant Meadows, Jewel Lane, Holme End, Brierfield, Lancashire, BB12 9NS

Authority: Pendle Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Fawcett E

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

Framework references: 154, 155

Plan policies cited: Policy SP07

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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