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Planning permission granted20 May 20243309401

Land on the West Side of Dunmallard Hill, Pooley Bridge, Penrith, CA11 0LL

Planning appeal 3309401 at Land on the West Side of Dunmallard Hill, Pooley Bridge, Penrith, CA11 0LL (Lake District) was allowed on 20 May 2024 by Inspector Phillips A, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the principle of a permanent car park is acceptable in this location having regard to Policy 22 of the Lake District National Park Local Plan 2020-2035 which relates to vehicle parking to improve sustainable transport.

• On 3 August 2019 planning permission was conditionally granted for the construction of replacement bridge and associated works. Condition 2 in planning permission reference 7/2019/3019 concerns the plans and details with which the development must accord, and states that: The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out otherwise than in conformity with the following submitted plans and details: Drawings nos:

Authority
Lake District
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Phillips A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the principle of a permanent car park is acceptable in this location having regard to Policy 22 of the Lake District National Park Local Plan 2020-2035 which relates to vehicle parking to improve sustainable transport
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the Outstanding Universal Value of the English Lake District World Heritage Site with particular reference to its effect on the landscape and visual quality of the area and its extraordinary beauty and harmony
  • Whether or not the development results in safe highways conditions for pedestrians and other highway users as a consequence of the connectivity from the site to Pooley Bridge and the steamer pier

What decided it

In Appeal A the decisive factor was that the built development deviated substantially from the approved plans so condition 2 did not bite; in Appeal B it was that the harm to sustainable transport policy, landscape/heritage value of the National Park and World Heritage Site, and highway safety outweighed the benefits of the car park.

the benefits of the car park (farm diversification income, increased footfall for Pooley Bridge businesses, access to footpaths and water sports) did not outweigh the harm to sustainable transport policy objectives, the great weight given to harm to the National Park and World Heritage Site landscape, and highway safety concerns

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 22Policy 10Policy 21Policy 01Policy 02Policy 05Policy 06Policy 07Policy 19

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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