Planning appeal decision
Wray Farm, Docker, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0DB
Planning appeal 3298021 at Wray Farm, Docker, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0DB (South Lakeland District Council *) was dismissed on 29 November 2022 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the development would be acceptable with regard to the development plan and other considerations.
demolition of 1940's cast concrete and sinusoidal steel clad barn and the construction of a new detached dwelling with attached annex
- Authority
- South Lakeland District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burnham T
- Postcode
- LA8 0DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the development would be acceptable with regard to the development plan and other considerations
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal's location in an isolated countryside position outside any recognised settlement, combined with its incongruous domestic design features that would harm the character and appearance of the area, conflicts with the development plan and NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM13Policy DM12Policy CS8.10Policy DM2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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