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Allowed5 November 20213265416

Lower Addington Farm, Birkland Barrow Road, Nether Kellet, Carnforth Lancaster, Lancashire, LA6 1FJ

Planning appeal 3265416 at Lower Addington Farm, Birkland Barrow Road, Nether Kellet, Carnforth Lancaster, Lancashire, LA6 1FJ (Lancaster City Council) was allowed on 5 November 2021 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the Morecambe Bay & Duddon Estuary habitats sites and the SSSI.

the construction of agricultural shed for free-range hens

Authority
Lancaster City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Hitchcock R
Postcode
LA6 1FJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the Morecambe Bay & Duddon Estuary habitats sites and the SSSI
  • the character and appearance of the local landscape

What decided it

The mitigation measures identified and secured by condition to prevent water pollution entering the watercourse, combined with the building's modest dimensions and siting within a landscape dip with natural screening, satisfied the Inspector that the development would cause no adverse effects on the protected habitats sites or the character and appearance of the landscape.

The benefits of the agricultural development consistent with countryside location and modern farming practices were balanced against landscape and environmental concerns, with the balance tipping in favour of the proposal given the effective mitigation of potential impacts on habitats sites and the building's integration into the landscape character.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP8 of the SPLAPolicy EN7 of the SPLAPolicy EN3 of the SPLAPolicy DM44 of the DMDPDPolicy DM28 of the DMDPDPolicy DM35 of the DMDPD
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56Paragraph 180Paragraph 181

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