Planners rule on neighbours' row over house demolition

A new house can be built in the South Ribble greenbelt after the one that previously stood on the site was demolished without permission, councillors have ruled.

- by Paul Faulkner

How the replacement for the now-demolished dwelling (inset) on Preston New Road will look

A major extension of the property, on Preston New Road in Mellor Brook, was approved by South Ribble Borough Council in November 2023.

That work was to have involved the demolition of the vast majority of the original building, but a meeting of the authority's planning committee heard the home was ultimately levelled in its entirety - prompting uproar from neighbours and a visit from the council's enforcement team.