®Planning appeal decision
Land off A595, School Road, Kirkby-In-Furness, LA17 7TL
new horticultural buildings, including glasshouses and polytunnels, for a horticultural nursery and a temporary dwelling, including landscaping works, the formation of a revised site access and access track to the nursery buildings
- Authority
- South Lakeland District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Thompson F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether there is an essential need for the proposed development in this location
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the developments on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The extent to which each element of built form and engineering operation caused material harm to the character and appearance of this open countryside location determined each of the three outcomes.
In Appeal A, the economic, social and environmental benefits of the nursery did not outweigh the substantial and permanent harm to the character and appearance of the countryside, so the appeal was dismissed.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM25, Policy DM1, Policy DM2, Policy CS8.10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.