Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to the C2057 Road, Ullock Moss, Portinscale, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TP
Planning appeal 3302607 at Land Adjacent to the C2057 Road, Ullock Moss, Portinscale, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TP (Lake District) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 10 July 2023 by Inspector Freer P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
Without planning permission, operational development, specifically engineering operations consisting of the laying of road planings to create a hard surface
- Authority
- Lake District
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Freer P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on the attributes of the English Lake District World Heritage Site
What decided it
The unacceptable harm caused by the hard surface to the character and appearance of the Area of Distinctive Character and to the significance of the English Lake District World Heritage Site, which was not outweighed by any material considerations.
the public benefits advanced by the appellant did not outweigh the harm to the character and appearance of the area and to the significance of the World Heritage Site, so the development conflicted with the development plan and permission was refused
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 01Policy 05Policy 07
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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