Plans approved for 'right size, right place' homes

The proposed properties will be built in the village of Cartmel, near Grange-over-Sands

Plans to build dozens of homes in a south Cumbrian village have been given the green light.

Holbeck Homes wants to build 39 properties to the south of Hagg Lane in Cartmel, which were approved by members of the South Lakeland local area planning committee.

Westmorland and Furness Council's Rupert Audland, Liberal Democrat, said: "I think this is great, it’s the right size development in the right place which is unusual."

Cartmel and Allithwaite parish council objected to the plans, which they labelled "premature" due to the "inadequacy" of current infrastructure.

According to planning documents, the proposed development would consist of six one-bedroom apartments, four two-bedroom semi detached houses, 12 three-bedroom properties and 17 four-bedroom houses.

The proposals included 14 affordable homes, which represents 35% of the proposed development.

The site consists of an area of agricultural land of approximately 2.18 hectares, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

The homes are planned for the south eastern edge of the village

The application was approved, subject to conditions, by committee members on Thursday at County Hall in Kendal.

The committee delegated authority to planning officers to "finetune" some conditions.

'Sustained pressures'

Cartmel and Allithwaite parish council previously objected to the plans.

It stated Cartmel had become a increasingly popular location for people to live, retire, invest and seek ownership of second homes.

"The village is also a hugely popular destination for day-trippers and overnight stays, including during Race Weekends," the parish council said.

"All of these pressures culminate in a village that is under huge and sustained pressures in terms of its housing stock, services, road and parking capacity and safety, drainage and sewerage capacity as well as residential amenity."