Docker Hall, Docker, Kendal, LA8 0DB

Planning appeal 3309517 at Docker Hall, Docker, Kendal, LA8 0DB (South Lakeland District Council *) was allowed on 30 May 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson F, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is an essential need for an agricultural worker to be permanently resident at or near their place of work.

outline application for 1no key worker dwelling with provision for a detached double garage, and new access to the highway

Authority: South Lakeland District Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilkinson F
Postcode: LA8 0DB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether there is an essential need for an agricultural worker to be permanently resident at or near their place of work
if so, whether there is justification for the agricultural worker's dwelling as proposed

What decided it

The Inspector concluded that the essential need for an additional agricultural worker to live permanently at or near the farm clearly outweighed the limited harm to countryside character caused by the dwelling's siting.

The essential need for an agricultural worker dwelling would clearly outweigh the identified limited harm to the character and appearance of the area and the limited conflict with paragraph 174 of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM15Policy DM1Policy DM7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80Paragraph 174Paragraph 180Paragraph 56

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