Land South of Prizet Filling Station Southbound, Helsington, KENDAL , LA8 8AA

construction of new business building (Use Class E) with associated car parking and site works

Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
Inspector: Teasdale N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site location is suitable for the proposed development, having regard to development plan policy governing proposals within the open countryside
Whether the submitted Sequential Assessment sufficiently demonstrates that there are no suitable and available sites for the proposal within town centre, edge of centre or more accessible out of centre locations
Whether the site location is suitable for the proposed development, having regard to its accessibility by sustainable transport modes
The effect of the proposed development on flood risk

What decided it

The proposal fails the sequential test for main town centre uses and is located in an unsustainable location with poor accessibility by sustainable transport modes, contrary to both development plan policy and the Framework.

Framework references: 91, 92, 95, 108, 109, 116, 173

Plan policies cited: Policy CS1.1, Policy CS1.2, Policy CS2, Policy CS7.5, Policy CS8.8, Policy CS10.2, Policy LA1.0, Policy LA1.1, Policy LA1.2, Policy LA1.6, Policy LA1.7, Policy DM6, Policy DM13

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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