Planning appeal decision
Pinfold Farm Bungalow , Preston Road, Ribchester, PR3 3YD
Planning appeal 3374493 at Pinfold Farm Bungalow , Preston Road, Ribchester, PR3 3YD (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 21 January 2026 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the land has been in continuous and uninterrupted use as part of the domestic garden of Pinfold Farm for the ten year period prior to the date of the application.
Use as part of the domestic garden of Pinfold Farm
- Authority
- Ribble Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
- Postcode
- PR3 3YD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the land has been in continuous and uninterrupted use as part of the domestic garden of Pinfold Farm for the ten year period prior to the date of the application
What decided it
The appellant provided sufficient precise and unambiguous evidence, corroborated by local community members, that the land had been used as domestic garden by the Davies family for the required ten-year period prior to the application date.
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