Land North of Tarn Lodge Farm, Heads Nook, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 9BP

Planning appeal 3307760 at Land North of Tarn Lodge Farm, Heads Nook, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 9BP (Carlisle City Council *) was dismissed on 3 May 2023 by Inspector Veevers A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed site access is acceptable in highway safety terms, with particular regard to the adequacy of the proposed visibility splays.

Siting of 2 three-bed and 2 two-bed lodges and 2 pods together with landscaping, newt ponds, sealed foul water drainage system, access track and parking

Authority: Carlisle City Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Veevers A
Postcode: CA8 9BT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed site access is acceptable in highway safety terms, with particular regard to the adequacy of the proposed visibility splays
The effect of the proposed development upon the integrity of the European protected site with particular regard to phosphorus nutrient level pollution

What decided it

The proposal failed on two independent grounds: unacceptable highway safety due to inadequate visibility splays, and inability to demonstrate nutrient neutrality to protect the River Eden SAC.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy IP2Policy EC9Policy EC10Policy EC11Policy G13
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 180

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