Land To The South East Of Addington Lodge, Addington Road ...

2.0 The Proposal2.1 Planning permission is sought for the erection of a 50KW wind turbine. It would be a three bladedstructure with a height of 24.76 metres to the hub and 34.4 metres to the blade tip. Each bladewould have a length of 9.6 metres. It is proposed to be located 220 metres to the north west ofKirkby Lonsdale Road, 180 metres to the south east of the poultry building and 52 metres from thenearest hedgerow.2.2 The turbine would be sited on a concrete base and a temporary hardcore access track, approx. 80metres in length, would be constructed from the existing access track to the north which serves thepoultry building. The proposal seeks to offset the demand for electricity for the free range poultry,and contribute to the long term viability of the farm business, by connecting the turbine to theNational Grid.2.3 This is a resubmission of a previous application (11/01120/FUL), which was refused planningpermission at the Planning Committee in September 2012. During the course of the originalapplication, the position of the turbine was amended to address concerns regarding visual impactand proximity to nearby properties. Following this, concerns were raised regarding the proximity ofthe turbine to a gas mains pipeline and the proximity to a hedgerow and the potential impact on bats.As such the position was amended slightly again to address these issues. The current applicationrelates to the same position on which the previous application was determined. An updatedLandscape and Visual Impact has been submitted in order to address the second reason for refusal.3.0 Site History3.1 The previous application for the erection of a single turbine (11/01120/FUL) was originallyconsidered by Members at Planning Committee on 20 August 2012. The Officers' recommendationwas to approve the application subject to conditions. Members voted to refuse the application,however this motion was overturned. No motion was made for the approval of the proposal andtherefore the application remained undetermined. It was reported back to the Planning Committeeon 17 September 2012 where Members resolved to refuse the application for the following reasons:1. The turbine, by reason of its scale and close proximity to existing equinedevelopment, would have potential to adversely affect the existing stables and adjoiningland at Wood End Stables, and the equestrian land associated with Oakenhead LiveryStables. In particular, the presence of horses on land abutting the site, particularly wherethere is a constant turnover of horses (thus failing to become acclimatised to the impacts ofthe turbine), is a material consideration. Additionally, the recreational and economic impactsare such that the development would be contrary to Paragraph 28 of the National PlanningPolicy Framework and the Companion Guide to the (former) Planning Policy Statement 22.2. The turbine, by reason of its siting close to the boundary of the Forest of Bowland Area ofOutstanding Natural Beauty, and within a Landscape Character Area of moderate-highsensitivity to turbine development (as defined by the Landscape Sensitivity to WindEnergy Development Study (2005), would have an injurious effect upon the quality of thelandscape in which it is located, and also upon the setting of parts of the Area ofOutstanding Natural Beauty. As a consequence, the proposal would be contrary toParagraphs 109 and 115 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and would fail toadhere to all of the Core Planning Principles contained in paragraph 17 of the NationalPlanning Policy Framework (NPPF) and would fail to adhere to all of the Core PlanningPrinciples contained in paragraph 17 of the NPPF, and it would be contrary to PolicyE1 of the Lancaster District Core Strategy.3.2 The application site has an extensive planning history. In addition to the above, the most relevantapplications relate to the erection of a free range poultry building (09/00554/FUL) granted in 2009and the erection of an agricultural workers dwelling (12/00505/FUL), granted in January 2013.Application Number Proposal Decision12/00947/FUL Erection of an agricultural workers dwelling in connection Permitted