The application is for a site at the West Lakeland Dog Training headquarters at Seascale Sports Ground and the proposed building would be used in connection with the business.
According to a planning statement the application was originally made in September 2023 but it was withdrawn at the applicant’s request.
The report states: “There was a need for some further consideration of the needs of the Seascale sports facilities management and the applicant now confirms that these considerations have been resolved.
“Since the original application was made in 2023 the existing garages have suffered severe weather damage and the need for replacement has become imperative.”
According to the report the existing premises is a prefabricated concrete double garage on land gifted to the West Lakeland Dog Training members by British Rail when the garages were built.
It adds: “The garage has outgrown its use and is no longer considered fit for purpose as the business has expanded. The only land in the ownership of the applicant is the existing building footprint with right of access to it from the central access road on the Seascale Sports Ground.
“The size of the building is limited to the existing land ownership footprint. The existing building is serviced with no sanitary facilities, the applicants use the sports hall facilities when they are available. The building’s prime use is the storage of equipment.
“The limited space available prevents any real ambition to expand the premises to include an office and somewhere to prepare refreshments and clean up etc.”
The report states that the layout is dictated by the existing land ownership, but the applicants’ required additional height to be able to store tall training equipment without having to assemble and disassemble every time the equipment is used.
It adds: “The new building is a traditional construction with cavity walls and an open to rafter roof. The walls are designed to allow for internal insulation dependant on cost, but the original building is unheated and it is anticipated that no heating would be required in the new structure although the option of insulating the building has been considered.
“The building is of traditional appearance and construction and with a pitched grey tiled roof and render walls and is of a similar scale and appearance to existing structures on the site.”
According to the report site access would be unchanged and is via the existing Seascale Sport Ground access from the main road to the pumping track to the south of the sports ground.
The report concludes: “The premises already exists to carry out the dog training storage but needs to be replaced to allow for the expansion in storage and ease of use.
“I would recommend that the Cumberland Council planning authority take a positive approach to ensuring the future of this useful dog training facility can continue to provide a valuable service to the community.”
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The above application can be viewed at www.cumberland.gov.uk any representations should be submitted via the website or in writing to the Assistant Director, Thriving Places, Cumberland Council, Planning Civic Centre, Carlisle, CA3 8QG.