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Quashed On Legal Grounds30 July 20263375509

2 Northcote Park, Langho, Blackburn, BB6 8FB

Planning appeal 3375509 at 2 Northcote Park, Langho, Blackburn, BB6 8FB (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 30 July 2026 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations.

Authority
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
Householder developments
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
BB6 8FB

What decided it

The Council's failure to accurately assess permitted development rights and apply the relevant technical guidance meant the enforcement notice should not have been issued, thereby displaying unreasonable behaviour that caused the applicant unnecessary expense.

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