Land at Brock, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, PR3 0BT

Planning appeal 6007133 at Land at Brock, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, PR3 0BT (Wyre) was dismissed on 25 September 2026, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

outline application for the erection of mixed-use class commercial units featuring Use Class E(g) and/or B8 with associated access off Garstang Road (A6), with access, layout and scale applied for

Authority: Wyre
Appeal type: major · Planning
Procedure: Hearing
Development: employment-industrial
Postcode: PR3 0BT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the spatial strategy for the area

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside from the proposal's massing, density and layout was not outweighed by the substantial economic benefits relied upon.

the substantial weight given to the proposal's economic benefits, together with minor weight for pedestrian crossings and biodiversity measures, did not outweigh the significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, so the appeal was dismissed

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CDMP4(24)Policy CDMP3Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SP4Policy EP8
National Planning Policy Framework: Policy N6Policy DP3Policy E4Policy S5Policy E2Policy E3Policy S3Paragraph 3Paragraph 17Paragraph 2
Judgments: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)

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