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3/2026/0061 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Refused
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as Industrial/Commercial Landscaping Construction Business and associated activities (mixed Use Classes E(g), B2 and B8) including, a) the parking and unloading of plant and machinery and commercial vehicles, b) the storage of materials associated with landscape contracting, c) The storage and maintenance of vehicles, tools, equipment, and ancillary items, d) The administrative functions of the Business, and e) The siting of containers and other buildings/covered areas for general storage purposes. and engineering operations to form concrete and tarmac hardstanding areas across the site and an earth bund. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
5 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
30 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 30 Apr 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Public footpath about 24 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats -NEX
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat about 4 m away: Traditional orchard.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £800,000 in December 2024. Other property, freehold.

23 December 2024£800,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Ribble Valley
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing
Postcode
PR3 2XB
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Mar 2026
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Freehold owner
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Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Withdrawn
Proposed formation of new site entrance and associated site works.
37811
2025 Withdrawn
Proposed formation of new site entrance and associated site works.
37811
2025 Approved
Proposed change of use of existing repair garage (Use Class B2) to incorporate MOT testin…
37472
2025 Approved
Proposed change of use of existing repair garage (Use Class B2) to incorporate MOT testin…
37472
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Butcher Fold Farm Hothersall Lane Longridge PR3 2XB
Proposed demolition of three agricultural buildings
34356
2022 Approved
Butcher Fold Farm Hothersall Lane Longridge PR3 2XB
Proposed demolition of three agricultural buildings
34356
2022 Approved
Butcher Fold Farm Hothersall Lane Longridge PR3 2XB
Proposed track to provide access to rear of farm.
34357
2022 Approved
Butcher Fold Farm Hothersall Lane Longridge PR3 2XB
Proposed track to provide access to rear of farm.
34357
2021 Approved
Stubbins Nook Hothersall Lane Longridge PR3 2XB
Erection of an agricultural store for equipment and animal feed.
33261
2021 Approved
Hothersall Hall Farm Hothersall Lane Ribchester PR3 2XB
Proposed extension of cubicle building.
33061
2021 Approved
Bashalls Farm Hothersall Lane Hothersall PR3 2XB
Proposed alterations to garage to increase roof height and form office space.
32972
2020 Approved
Hothersall Hall Farm Hothersall Lane Ribchester PR3 2XB
Construction of new silage building.
31775
2020 Approved
Hothersall Hall Farm Hothersall Lane Ribchester PR3 2XB
Construction of new silage building.
31775
2020 Approved
Welch House Cottage Hothersall Lane Hothersall PR3 2XB
Retention of unauthorised manege and column mounted lighting.
31503
2020 Approved
Welch House Cottage Hothersall Lane Hothersall PR3 2XB
Retention of unauthorised manege and column mounted lighting.
31503
2019 Approved
Meadow Head Farm Hothersall Lane Hothersall PR3 2XB
Change of use of land to tourism, including retention of shepherd's hut for use as holida…
30904
2019 Approved
Meadow Head Farm Hothersall Lane Hothersall PR3 2XB
Change of use of land to tourism, including retention of shepherd's hut for use as holida…
30904
2019 Approved
Welch House Barn Hothersall Lane Ribchester PR3 2XB
Application for a single storey glazed extension between the existing residential propert…
30648
2019 Approved
Welch House Barn Hothersall Lane Ribchester PR3 2XB
Application for a single storey glazed extension between the existing residential propert…
30648
2019 Approved
Land adj Lower Cock Hill Barn Hothersall Lane Ribchester PR3 2XB
Change of use of land for equine purposes, construction of new vehicular access, stables…
30637
2019 Approved
Land adj Lower Cock Hill Barn Hothersall Lane Ribchester PR3 2XB
Change of use of land for equine purposes, construction of new vehicular access, stables…
30637
2018 Approved
Fell View Cottage Hothersall Lane Longridge Pr3 2XB
Application for the removal of a Victoria conservatory to side of property and to build a…
30290
2018 Approved
Fell View Cottage Hothersall Lane Longridge Pr3 2XB
Application for the removal of a Victoria conservatory to side of property and to build a…
30290
2018 Approved
The Woodlands Hothersall Lane Hothersall PR3 2XB
Demolition of existing house with some existing outbuildings, construction of replacement…
29674
2018 Approved
Far Granham House Barn Hothersall Lane Ribchester PR3 2XB
Proposed single storey extension to rear; new porch to front. One new window opening to f…
30084
2016 Approved
Lower Cockhill Barn Hothersall Lane Hothersall Preston PR3 2XB
Conversion of Agricultural Building to Dwelling. Part A and B.
27933
2016 Approved
Lower Cockhill Barn Hothersall Lane Hothersall Preston PR3 2XB
Conversion of Agricultural Building to Dwelling. Part A and B.
27933
2016 Approved
Bashalls Farm Hothersall Lane Hothersall Preston PR3 2XB
Proposed replacement ground floor study, rear single storey orangery and internal remodel…
27249
2016 Approved
Bashalls Farm Hothersall Lane Hothersall Preston PR3 2XB
Proposed replacement ground floor study, rear single storey orangery and internal remodel…
27249
Ribble Valley
Planning Authority Score
3.4/10
Poor
#222 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Ribble Valley is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #212 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Ribble Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #241 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #179 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #212 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #194 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
58 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
59%
Change of use approved
51 decided
520
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.