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Allowed27 March 20266001560

Higher College Farm, Lower Road, Longridge, PR3 2YY

Planning appeal 6001560 at Higher College Farm, Lower Road, Longridge, PR3 2YY (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 27 March 2026 by Inspector Brook S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that varying the approved drawings in the manner proposed would have on the character and appearance of the area.

Proposed erection of 34 Class E(g) units and one battery storage and maintenance unit with associated parking and access. Resubmission of application 3/2022/0553’ without complying with a condition attached to planning permission reference 3/2023/0706, dated 14th March 2025

Authority
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Major offices/R&D/light industry
Inspector
Brook S
Postcode
PR3 2YY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect that varying the approved drawings in the manner proposed would have on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposed changes to the building elevations would not be significantly perceptible from the public domain due to screening by existing hedgerows and trees, and would not harm the character and appearance of the area or the intrinsic character of the countryside.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DMG1Policy DMG2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 140

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