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Dismissed24 March 20266002056

Unit 7, Mitton Road Business Park, Whalley, Lancs, BB7 9YE

Planning appeal 6002056 at Unit 7, Mitton Road Business Park, Whalley, Lancs, BB7 9YE (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 March 2026 by Inspector Gravett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is in a suitable location for such a use, with particular regard to local and national policy.

use of commercial unit class E(g) (iii) as a hair studio class E , class B8 storage and distribution and retention of mezzanine floor

Authority
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Gravett R
Postcode
BB7 9YE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal is in a suitable location for such a use, with particular regard to local and national policy

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate through a sufficiently robust sequential assessment that there were no suitable sequentially preferable locations in town centres, contrary to paragraph 91 of the NPPF.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DMB1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 91Paragraph 95

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