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Dismissed31 March 20233307908

Land to the Rear of 12 & 14 The Whins, Heads Nook, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 9AL

Planning appeal 3307908 at Land to the Rear of 12 & 14 The Whins, Heads Nook, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 9AL (Carlisle City Council *) was dismissed on 31 March 2023 by Inspector Veevers A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the vehicle access on the character and appearance of the Public Right of Way (PROW) and surrounding area.

erection of 1 no. detached dwelling

Authority
Carlisle City Council *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Veevers A
Postcode
CA8 9AL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the vehicle access on the character and appearance of the Public Right of Way (PROW) and surrounding area
  • Whether pedestrian safety would be retained with particular regard to users of the Public Right of Way (PROW)
  • The living conditions of occupiers of 14 The Whins, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the Public Right of Way and surrounding area caused by the proposed vehicular access, which would urbanise the narrow, winding, rural character of the footpath.

What the Inspector cited

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