®Planning appeal decision
Land to the north east of 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 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 World Heritage Site and National Park landscape was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of the pitch and putt and tent developments.
The great weight attached to conservation of the WHS and National Park landscape was not outweighed by the limited public benefits (commercial/goodwill value to the hotel, potential reduced car travel, tourism tradition), so permission/deemed applications for the pitch and putt and tent/decking development were refused, while the pond enlargement (found to cause 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.