Planning appeal decision
The Workshop, Bridge End, Old Hutton, LA8 0NH
Planning appeal 3310795 at The Workshop, Bridge End, Old Hutton, LA8 0NH (South Lakeland District Council *) was dismissed on 27 April 2023 by Inspector Francis M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
demolition of existing joinery workshop (Class E), to be replaced with domestic dwelling house (Class C3)
- Authority
- South Lakeland District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Francis M
- Postcode
- LA8 0NH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the host dwelling with regard to the provision of outdoor garden space
What decided it
The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the rural hamlet through its scale, design, and urban features, and would fail to provide adequate private garden space for the occupiers, conflicting with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh the identified harms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1.1Policy CS8.2Policy CS8.10Policy DM1Policy DM2
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision 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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