®Planning appeal decision
Birkett Mire, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4TT
Without planning permission, the making of a material change of use of the land from agriculture to a mixed use of agriculture and the siting of a shepherd’s hut occupied as holiday letting accommodation and associated operational development consisting of the formation of areas of hardstanding and installation decking
- Authority
- Lake District
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Robbie G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the appeal scheme upon the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area
- Flood risk
- The River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
The shepherd's hut's location in a visually and functionally isolated position away from the existing approved group, combined with its siting in a higher flood risk area where a lower-risk alternative exists, and the inability to prevent a net increase in accommodation units affecting the SAC.
Framework references: 56
Plan policies cited: Policy 01, Policy 02, Policy 03, Policy 04, Policy 05, Policy 06, Policy 18
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