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Notice varied and upheld12 November 20243310495

Land at The Crown & Mitre , Bampton Grange, Penrith, CA10 2QR

Planning appeal 3310495 at Land at The Crown & Mitre , Bampton Grange, Penrith, CA10 2QR (Lake District) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 12 November 2024 by Inspector Kean G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development serves the interests of the local community in accordance with local and national policies.

without planning permission the making of a material change in use from use as a public house and inn to a single self-contained holiday let (sui generis)

Authority
Lake District
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Kean G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development serves the interests of the local community in accordance with local and national policies
  • whether the development adequately preserves tourist accommodation
  • the effect of the development on adjacent occupiers

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the development plan as a whole — through loss of tourist/hotel accommodation and unacceptable harm to neighbours' living conditions — outweighed the limited benefits of the holiday let use.

the limited public benefits of the holiday let use (economic, social and heritage-related) did not outweigh the significant harm from loss of hotel/tourist accommodation, the considerable harm to living conditions of neighbours, and the less than substantial harm to the conservation area, so the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole and permission was refused

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policy 02LP Policy 06LP Policy 18LP Policy 23
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 93Paragraph 212Paragraph 208
Judgments
Moore v SSCLG [2012] EWCA Civ 1202; R v Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, ex parte Milne [2000] EWHC 650 (Admin)

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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