Issue - meetings

Under the scheme of public participation, Democratic Services Officers read out 22 responses received against the application, and the response of the agent of the applicant in favour of the application.

The Planning Officer confirmed that the application had been reviewed in the light of the emerging Local Plan, and that there were no consequent changes to the recommendation of the report.

It was proposed by Councillor Richard Austen-Baker and seconded by Councillor Mel Guilding, contrary to the officer’s recommendation in the report:

“That the application be refused as the development will have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the landscape, including the incongruous and urbanising impact on this rural area. The proposal is therefore contrary to the aims and objectives of the Sections 12 and 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Saved Policy E4 of the Lancaster District Local Plan, Policies DM28 and DM35 of the Development Management Development Plan Document (Adopted December 2014), Policy EN3 of the Emerging Strategic Policies and Land Allocations Development Plan Document and Policies DM29 and DM46 of the Emerging Review of the Development Management Development Plan Document.”

Upon being put to the vote, Councillors voted unanimously in favour of the proposition, whereupon the Chair declared the proposal to be carried.

Resolved:

That the application be refused for the following reason:

That the application be refused as the development will have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the landscape, including the incongruous and urbanising impact on this rural area. The proposal is therefore contrary to the aims and objectives of the Sections 12 and 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Saved Policy E4 of the Lancaster District Local Plan, Policies DM28 and DM35 of the Development Management Development Plan Document (Adopted December 2014), Policy EN3 of the Emerging Strategic Policies and Land Allocations Development Plan Document and Policies DM29 and DM46 of the Emerging Review of the Development Management Development Plan Document.