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Old Joiners Shop, Access Road Through Threlkeld To And From The A66t, Threlkeld, CA12 4SQ
Planning appeal 3277123 at Old Joiners Shop, Access Road Through Threlkeld To And From The A66t, Threlkeld, CA12 4SQ (Lake District) was dismissed on 28 September 2021 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether it is necessary and reasonable to restrict the occupation of the dwelling to persons with a local connection who would use it as their only or principal home to meet an identified local need.
the conversion of a disused building into living accommodation without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 7/2018/3041, dated 3 August 2018
- Authority
- Lake District
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
- Postcode
- CA12 4SQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether it is necessary and reasonable to restrict the occupation of the dwelling to persons with a local connection who would use it as their only or principal home to meet an identified local need
What decided it
The appeal property provides satisfactory living conditions for permanent residential occupancy and the appellant has not clearly demonstrated that there is no interest in it as permanent residential accommodation, therefore the local occupancy restriction is necessary and reasonable to meet identified local housing need.
The benefits of retaining the local occupancy restriction to support a vibrant and resilient community and balanced housing market outweighed the appellant's desire to use the property for holiday letting, notwithstanding the heritage considerations of sustaining the listed building in a viable use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 15Policy 18
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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