Planning appeal decision
Black House Farm, Hole House Lane, Slaidburn, BB7 4TS
Planning appeal 6002999 at Black House Farm, Hole House Lane, Slaidburn, BB7 4TS (Ribble Valley) was allowed on 26 June 2026 by Inspector M J Francis, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: With regards to appeal A and appeal B: whether the works would preserve the listed building, or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses.
householder application for planning permission and listed building consent for extension and alteration of listed farmhouse and outbuilding
- Authority
- Ribble Valley
- Appeal type
- other · Planning listed building and conservation area
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- M J Francis
- Postcode
- BB7 4TS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- With regards to appeal A and appeal B: whether the works would preserve the listed building, or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses
- With regards to appeal A: the effect of the proposal on the Forest of Bowland National Landscape (NL)
What decided it
The moderate heritage harm from the proposed extension to the listed farmhouse was not outweighed by the limited, largely private benefits put forward by the appellants.
The less than substantial (moderate) harm to the listed building and small degree of harm to the National Landscape from the extension outweighed the limited private and short-term benefits, so that element was dismissed, whereas the works to Outhouse 3 and the porch were found to cause no harm and to provide heritage and landscape benefits, so those elements were allowed
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN2Policy EN5Policy DME4Policy DMG1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026
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