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Dismissed9 December 20243346378

Squirrel Cottage, Chapel Row, Rowrah, Frizington, CA26 3XS

Planning appeal 3346378 at Squirrel Cottage, Chapel Row, Rowrah, Frizington, CA26 3XS (Cumbria County Council) was dismissed on 9 December 2024 by Inspector Robbie K, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the condition restricting the planning permission for a proposed lodge building for 3 years is necessary or reasonable having regard to local planning policy relating to rural workers' dwellings.

Change of use of land for the siting of a lodge for an agricultural worker

Authority
Cumbria County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Robbie K
Postcode
CA26 3XS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the condition restricting the planning permission for a proposed lodge building for 3 years is necessary or reasonable having regard to local planning policy relating to rural workers' dwellings.

What decided it

The lack of financial or business evidence demonstrating an established, viable agricultural need sufficient to justify a longer or permanent consent for the lodge.

The appellants' wish for a longer or permanent consent was outweighed by the absence of evidence demonstrating the viability and established functional need of the agricultural enterprise, and the adverse impact on the appellants (including their disabilities) was found proportionate to the harm of departing from policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS3Policy DS2Policy H16
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84

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