®Planning appeal decision
Land off A595, School Road, Kirkby-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA17 7TL
Planning appeal 3307949 at Land off A595, School Road, Kirkby-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA17 7TL (South Lakeland District Council *) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 December 2023 by Inspector Thompson F, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether there is an essential need for the proposed development in this location, and the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
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
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Thompson F
- Postcode
- LA17 7TL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether there is an essential need for the proposed development in this location, and the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Appeal B: the effect of the developments on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that the scale and incongruous horticultural appearance of the proposed buildings and bund would cause material, permanent harm to the character and appearance of the countryside outweighed the accepted benefits, determining the dismissal of Appeal A.
In Appeal A the economic, social and environmental benefits (job security, employment, carbon reduction) were outweighed by the substantial weight given to the permanent, unmitigated harm to the character and appearance of the countryside.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM25Policy DM1Policy DM2Policy CS8.10
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.