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Puppy Pals Cumbria Field located East of Sunbrick ULVERSTON LA12 9RE

2026/0342/FPAFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 31 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)4 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Retrospective application for the change of use of land from agricultural use to a dog training facility (Use Class Sui Generis) together with permission for a polytunnel for covered training and a small welfare unit (shipping container) to provide essential on-site facilities.

Received
12 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Westmorland and Furness
Ward
Low Furness
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.20 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Puppy Pals Cumbria Field located East of Sunbrick ULVERSTON LA12 9RE. Westmorland and Furness has handled 6,152 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than Westmorland and Furness's typical decision time. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Low Furness. We hold 2,023 applications in total for the LA12 postcode area.

93% of full applications at Westmorland and Furness were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The application site is located in an unsustainable location within the open countryside, significantly away from any settlement, and the applicant has failed to demonstrate the essential need for the proposed development in the location proposed. Additionally, the application has not applied a sequential approach to justify the location, as required by Policy CS7.4 of the South Lakeland Core Strategy. Therefore, the proposed development fails to accord with Policies CS1.1, CS1.2, and CS7.4 of the South Lakeland Core Strategy; Policies DM1 and DM2 of the Development Management Policies Development Plan Document; and the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework. South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4DQ westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
  2. The proposed development would result in significant harm to highways safety due to the intensification of the adjacent narrow country lane. Additionally, the application fails to demonstrate access onto the public highways or sufficient on-site parking. Therefore, the proposed development fails to accord with Policies CS1.1 and CS10.2 of the South Lakeland Core Strategy; Policies DM1 and DM2 of the Development Management Policies Development Plan Document; and the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. The proposed development causes harm to the undeveloped and open landscape of the area due to an intensive development of an undeveloped field. Therefore, the proposed development fails to accord with Policies CS1.1, CS8.2, and CS8.10 of the South Lakeland Core Strategy; Policies DM1 and DM2 of the Development Management Policies Development Plan Document; and the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  4. The application fails to provide a sufficient assessment of the ecological impact of the proposed development, fails to provide a sufficient ecological baseline, and insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate whether a 10% biodiversity net gain can be adequately achieved on site. Therefore, the proposed development fails to accord with Policies CS8.1 and CS8.4 of the South Lakeland Core Strategy; Policy DM4 of the Development Management Policies Development Plan Document; Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended); and the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LA12 9RE
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Urswick, Aldingham

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2026
Consultation expiry
20 March 2026
Consultation start
24 February 2026
Consultation end
20 March 2026
Application expires
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Barn Penny Bridge Ulverston LA12 7TE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
27 February 2026

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Westmorland and Furness

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