®Planning appeal decision
The Samling, Ambleside Road, WINDERMERE, LA23 1LR
Retrospective Planning Application for change of use of field to ancillary use for adjacent hotel, installation of Pitch & Putt tees and greens, enlargement of an existing pond with associated landscaping works
- Authority
- Lake District
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Franks Z
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, the surrounding landscape and to the visual amenity of residents and visitors, including views from the surrounding public rights of way network
- The effect of the proposal on the heritage assets
What decided it
The great weight required to be given to conservation of the National Park and World Heritage Site was not outweighed by the limited commercial and public benefits of the pitch and putt course and tented accommodation.
the great weight attributable to conservation of the WHS and National Park landscape outweighed the limited commercial and public benefits of the pitch and putt use and tented accommodation, so permission/deemed permission was refused for those elements, while the pond enlargement, causing no harm, was permitted
Plan policies cited: Policy 01, Policy 02, Policy 05, Policy 06, Policy 07
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.