Planning appeal decision
Green Head, Grayrigg, Kendal, LA8 9BP
Planning appeal 3300524 at Green Head, Grayrigg, Kendal, LA8 9BP (South Lakeland District Council *) was allowed on 22 February 2023 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site represents a suitable location for the development, having regard to rural diversification.
for the storage, sale and distribution of drainage and agricultural products including fencing supplies (part-retrospective)
- Authority
- South Lakeland District Council *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
- Postcode
- LA8 9BP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site represents a suitable location for the development, having regard to rural diversification
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would constitute a genuine diversification of the existing farming business that would help sustain the rural economy and meet local agricultural community needs, and the visual impact could be adequately mitigated through landscaping conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1.1Policy CS1.2Policy CS7.4Policy CS8.2Policy CS8.10Policy DM1Policy DM2Policy DM5
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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