Reporting back: Cumberland Council Planning Committee, 10 May 2023 – Haithwaite Farm

Just to let people know the outcome of the Cumberland Council Planning Committee with regard to the Haithwaite Farm planning application.

The application was approved, by 8 votes to 1.

There was one additional condition applied to the application, that a full travel plan be submitted when the development opens.

Two local residents spoke well against the application, as did a representative of the Parish Council who explained the PC’s opinion. I was also able to speak as the local ward councillor, to represent the 90% of people who commented who were against the application.

People raised concerns about the scale of the development being incompatible with such a rural area, and significant concerns about increased traffic on our rural roads.

Members of the Planning Committee did ask quite a few questions about traffic, scale of development, light pollution, and other issues, but most ended up voting in favour.

Papers for the meeting are below. Let me know if you have any queries:
https://cumberland.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=169&MId=3977&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3sowurbkeCqbDIZrZvYT5HUcWkd5BsksqGhNxgE_if9kjJpPMCfrvG8Bw_aem_rKO2c7m3neLQchQGFAzeLA