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Notice varied and upheld20 April 20223283349

Lower Addington Farm, Birkland Barrow Road, Nether Kellet, Carnforth, LA6 1DZ

Planning appeal 3283349 at Lower Addington Farm, Birkland Barrow Road, Nether Kellet, Carnforth, LA6 1DZ (Lancaster City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 20 April 2022 by Inspector Wharton T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the 5 silos on the character and appearance of the open countryside in the Docker-Kellet-Lancaster Drumlin Field.

The erection of 5 grain silos and support frames in the approximate position hatched blue at Appendix A and identified as numbered 1-5 on the photograph at Appendix B. An earlier notice for the same breach, dated 3 August 2021, had been withdrawn by the LPA due to service not complying with Section 172 of the Act

Authority
Lancaster City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Wharton T
Postcode
LA6 1FJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the 5 silos on the character and appearance of the open countryside in the Docker-Kellet-Lancaster Drumlin Field
  • The effect of the milling and grinding operation with particular reference to its character of usage and its effect on the living conditions of residents within 400m of the appeal site

What decided it

The 5 silos, due to their height, massing and number, are perceived as an unexpected, alien and obtrusive industrial installation that significantly harms the character and appearance of the Docker-Kellet-Lancaster Drumlin Field landscape, contrary to development plan policies DM29 and DM46.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM29Policy DM46Policy DM47Policy SP4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 81Paragraph 83

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