Planning appeal decision
Land at Bowmanstead Studio, Bowmanstead, Coniston, LA21 8HB
Planning appeal 3309176 at Land at Bowmanstead Studio, Bowmanstead, Coniston, LA21 8HB (Lake District) was allowed on 18 September 2023 by Inspector Wharton T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of a holiday let use in this particular location having regard to the relevant policies relating to housing and sustainable tourism and holiday letting accommodation in this part of the National Park.
as follows: The making of a material change of use of the Land from use as a dwellinghouse with ancillary accommodation to use as two separate dwellinghouses
- Authority
- Lake District
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wharton T
- Postcode
- LA21 8HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of a holiday let use in this particular location having regard to the relevant policies relating to housing and sustainable tourism and holiday letting accommodation in this part of the National Park
What decided it
The holiday let use accords with Policy 18 as a sustainable tourism development in a location well-related to the settlement, and is preferable to a separate dwelling which would harm the living conditions of occupiers and the character and setting of the listed building.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 01Policy 02Policy 15Policy 18
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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