Evesons Barn Simonstone Lane Simonstone BB12 7NU Data via plota.co.uk

3/2025/0146 - Applications for full consent Refused

Proposal

Proposed change of use of land to residential with access track (60m long), gate (2m high) and boundary treatments (1.2m high fences and 1m high stone wall), bin store and parking area to the rear. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Feb 2025
✓
Validated
5 Jun 2025
✗
Refused
10 Oct 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
9 Feb 2026

Refused on 10 Oct 2025 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Evesons Farmhouse and Evesons Farm Cottage, Grade II, about 6 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Read built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.

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Important details

Council
Ribble Valley
Application type
Applications for full consent
Postcode
BB12 7NU
Received
19 Feb 2025
Validated
5 Jun 2025
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
10 Oct 2025
Appeal
Dismissed · 9 Feb 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6001629 ↗

How this decision compares

Decided in 127 days from validation, 71 days slower than Ribble Valley's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 16% of full applications here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
410decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Ribble Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Ribble Valley decision record →

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Proposed change of use of land to residential with access track (60m long), gate (2m high…
37240
2025 Refused
Proposed change of use of land to residential with access track (60m long), gate (2m high…
37240
2024 Approved
Approval of details reseved by conditions 7 (Schedule of Works), 8 (door and windows spec…
36531
2024 Approved
Approval of details reseved by conditions 7 (Schedule of Works), 8 (door and windows spec…
36531
2023 Approved
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation), condition…
35943
2023 Approved
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation), condition…
35943
2023 Approved
Proposed conversion of disused agricultural barn to one dwelling, including demolition of…
35539
2023 Approved
Proposed conversion of disused agricultural barn to one dwelling, including demolition of…
35539
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
The Bungalow Simonstone Lane Simonstone BB12 7NU
Proposed first floor extensions and alterations.
37608
2025 Refused
The Bungalow Simonstone Lane Simonstone BB12 7NU
Proposed first floor extensions and alterations.
37608
Ribble Valley
Planning Authority Score
3.4/10
Poor
#222 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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