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Dismissed20 February 20233309081

2 Lane Cottages, Staveley, Ulverston, LA12 8NJ

Planning appeal 3309081 at 2 Lane Cottages, Staveley, Ulverston, LA12 8NJ (Lake District) was dismissed on 20 February 2023 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the site being within the Lake District National Park and The English Lake District World Heritage Site.

change of use of outbuilding to form residential dwelling

Authority
Lake District
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Burnham T
Postcode
LA12 8NJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the site being within the Lake District National Park and The English Lake District World Heritage Site

What decided it

The degree of harm to the heritage significance of the World Heritage Site and the National Park landscape arising from the substantial interventions to the barn's character outweighed the public benefit of providing a local needs dwelling.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 02Policy 05Policy 06Policy 07
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 202

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