®Planning appeal decision
Curwen Hill Farm, Hornby Road, Wray, LA2 8JL
erection of an agricultural workers dwelling and installation of a package treatment plant
- Authority
- Lancaster City Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural
- Postcode
- LA2 8JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether there is a clearly identified need for the proposed size of dwelling
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the landscape and scenic beauty of the Forest of Bowland National Landscape (the NL)
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the setting of the Grade II listed building(s)
What decided it
The proposed dwelling's unjustified size combined with the harm it would cause to the landscape character of the National Landscape and to the setting of the Grade II listed buildings outweighed the modest benefits of the scheme.
The modest benefits of housing delivery, rural economic support and self-build provision did not outweigh the harm to the character and appearance of the National Landscape and the less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed buildings.
Framework references: 84, 189, 212, 213, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy DM10, Policy DM29, Policy DM37, Policy DM39, Policy DM46, Policy H1, Policy OS1, Policy OS2, Policy BE1, Policy NE3, Policy EN2, Policy EN3, Policy SP7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.