Eden Lodge, Conishead Grange, Bardsea, LA12 9QH

Planning appeal 3268770 at Eden Lodge, Conishead Grange, Bardsea, LA12 9QH (South Lakeland District Council *) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 17 January 2022 by Inspector Freer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: Whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control and the steps required for compliance.

the erection of a chalet to be used for ancillary accommodation to the manager's accommodation and for personal storage (retrospective). Summary

Authority: South Lakeland District Council *
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Major retail and services
Inspector: Freer P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: Whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control and the steps required for compliance
Appeal B: Whether the proposal is acceptable in principle having regard to relevant policies in the development plan, and the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring residential properties, specifically in relation to noise and disturbance

What decided it

Appeal A: The fundamental uncertainty regarding the alleged breach of planning control at paragraph 3(II) of the enforcement notice regarding the planning unit and the inability to correct this without causing injustice. Appeal B: The inability to impose enforceable conditions to control the proposed use to prevent harm to neighbouring living conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM15Policy DM18Policy DM1

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