Planning appeal decision
Rose Cottage, Laversdale Lane End, Irthington, Carlisle, CA6 4PS
Planning appeal 3300088 at Rose Cottage, Laversdale Lane End, Irthington, Carlisle, CA6 4PS (Carlisle City Council *) was allowed on 20 January 2023 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site represents a suitable location for housing having regard to local and national planning policy.
the change of use of self-contained annexe to a dwelling
- Authority
- Carlisle City Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ellison H
- Postcode
- CA6 4PS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site represents a suitable location for housing having regard to local and national planning policy
What decided it
The minimal difference in vehicular movements between related and unrelated occupants of the existing, self-contained annexe, combined with the site's proximity to a cluster of built form, justified allowing the development despite its conflict with the development plan's sustainability principles.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HO6Policy SP2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 80
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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