®Planning appeal decision
The Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, 2-6 Bank Street, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5JY
Planning appeal 3297944 at The Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, 2-6 Bank Street, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5JY (Lake District) was allowed on 1 August 2022 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties and holiday accommodation, with particular regard to noise, disturbance and privacy.
the conversion of an existing car park to the north-east side of the existing public house to form an external customer and landscaped area without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 7/2020/2228, dated 4 February 2021
- Authority
- Lake District
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- CA12 5JY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties and holiday accommodation, with particular regard to noise, disturbance and privacy
What decided it
The modest extension of hours to 20:00 would not materially harm the living conditions of nearby occupiers given the edge-of-centre location, physical containment of the area, and implementation of a premises management plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 06 of the Lake District National Park Local Plan 2020-2035
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 127Paragraph 130
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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