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New kennels and dog paddock granted permission at Westlinton farm
A NEW kennels and dog paddock can be built in the Carlisle area after planners at Cumberland Council granted planning permission for the development.
The application was decided on Thursday (June 19) for a site at Moorhouse Farm in Westlinton and it includes associated infrastructure.
According to a planning report the proposed dog paddock would be used to exercise the boarding dogs and would also be available to book to exercise dogs not boarding in the kennels.
It states: 'The proposed development would diversify the existing farm business at Moorhouse Farm, providing sustainable economic activities which support the vitality and viability of the farm.
'Additionally, officers recognise that the proposed uses are land-based rural businesses and, because of potential noise from barking dogs, it is more appropriate for such businesses to be located in a more remote rural location, opposed to within a defined settlement.
'Therefore, it is considered that the application site is suitable for the proposed uses, and the proposals would support the local rural economy. In light of this, it is considered that the principle of the development is acceptable.'
According to the report the proposed kennels would be well-contained within the farmsteading, sited within a field next to the farm complex and residential property, Arndore.
It is proposed that the building would measure approximately 21.3m by 13.7m, with a height of 2.25m to the eaves and 4.15m to the ridge of the dual-pitched roof, providing 20 individual kennels, each with an indoor and outdoor run, an office, food store, and holding kennels.
The report states: 'The building would be constructed from profiled sheeting to the roof and some walls, with wire mesh enclosing the outdoor kennel areas.
'The proposed building would be an appropriate scale which would be viewed in the context of the existing farm buildings and would be appropriate in design to the surrounding rural landscape.
'The proposed dog exercise paddock would be sited within part of a field to the east of the kennels, measuring approximately 43m by 38m.
'It would be enclosed via 2m high mesh fencing, though officers note there is also existing hedgerow to the north and west elevations which would reduce the visual impact of the fencing when viewed from public vantage points, the highway to the west and public footpath to the north.
'Overall, it is considered that the developments would be commensurate to the farmstead and would not have an adverse visual impact on the character of the rural landscape.'
