®Planning appeal decision
The Samling Hotel, Ambleside Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1LR
the proposed conversion of vacant Bank Barn for hotel use without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 7/2020/5394, dated 2 September 2020
- Authority
- Lake District
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Worthington E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that the variation of the condition would have on the character and appearance of the host building and the surrounding area, having regard to the site's location in the Lake District National Park and the English Lake District World Heritage Site
What decided it
The proposed enlarged window would constitute an intrusive and dominating modern feature that would undermine the vernacular character of the traditional bank barn and harm the landscape and scenic beauty of the Lake District National Park and the significance of the English Lake District World Heritage Site, with insufficient public benefits to justify this harm.
Framework references: 176, 199, 200, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy 01, Policy 02, Policy 05, Policy 06, Policy 07
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