Plans to build six holiday lodges on the outskirts of a Ribble Valley village have been refused.

The applicant, Mr L Sunter, was looking to build a mix of one, two, and three-bed lodges on land adjacent to Rush Paddock Farm near Osbaldeston.

Planning bosses at Ribble Valley Borough Council said the development would result in “significant harm” to surrounding properties, all of which overlook the site and would result in a loss of privacy and would increase noise and disturbances.

The council also said the overall scale, design, and “cramped form” of the development would not be in keeping with the character of the area.

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A planning statement submitted to the council in November said the lodges would be “modest in scale” to avoid disrupting the landscape and would be designed to reflect the appearance of other surrounding buildings.

The statement said: “The proposals seek to erect six holiday lodges on the site, with access via the existing, surfaced track leading from Osbaldeston Lane.

“The lodges adopt a similar vernacular and would have a timber clad finish, finished with a dark staining to provide a muted appearance and to reflect the appearance of agricultural structures found in the rural landscape.

“The buildings will have a modest profile and massing, providing commensurate areas of outdoor amenity space and parking for each unit.”

Each unit would have come with two dedicated parking spaces, located immediately outside the lodge to avoid landscape impact from parked vehicles.

However, the council still feel as though the development is in conflict with several policies in the Ribble Valley Core Strategy.

The decision notice said: “The proposed lodges, by virtue of their overall scale, design, and cramped form of development, would fail to be in keeping with the character of the landscape, being of significant harm to the character and visual amenity of the area.

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“The proposal would result in the introduction of an incongruous, anomalous, and discordant form of development by virtue of the cramped layout, design, and materials proposed that would significantly visually compromise and undermine the open aspect of that area.

“The development will have a significant, adverse impact on highway safety, due to the substandard visibility splay to the south side of the site access along Osbaldeston Lane, together with a lack of footways linking the site with bus stops and facilities which could result in potential conflict with other highway users.”

The applicant will have six months to appeal the decision.