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

Planning appeal 3315301 at Land on West Side of Dunmallard Hill, Pooley Bridge, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0LL (Lake District) was dismissed 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 · Change of use
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

Appeal A succeeded because the car park as constructed deviated substantially from the approved plans so that condition 2 was not engaged, whereas Appeal B failed because the harm to the National Park landscape, the World Heritage Site and highway safety outweighed the public benefits of the car park.

the public benefits of the car park (farm diversification income, footfall to local businesses, recreational access) did not outweigh the great weight given to harm to the National Park and World Heritage Site together with conflict with sustainable transport and highway safety policy

What the Inspector cited

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

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