Overwater Hall Hotel, Ireby, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 1HH

Planning appeal 3321065 at Overwater Hall Hotel, Ireby, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 1HH (Lake District) was dismissed on 23 February 2024 by Inspector Butcher H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the works on the special architectural and historic interest of Overwater Hall Hotel and its setting which includes the English Lake District World Heritage Site and the Lake District National Park.

redevelopment of hotel to provide additional bedrooms, leisure and dining facilities, siting of 12 no. ‘dark-sky’ cabins, creation of new car park and change of use and adaptation of outbuildings to provide offices and staff accommodation, associated access, drainage and landscaping works

Authority: Lake District
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Butcher H
Postcode: CA7 1HH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the works on the special architectural and historic interest of Overwater Hall Hotel and its setting which includes the English Lake District World Heritage Site and the Lake District National Park

What decided it

The harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building and its setting, when weighed against the moderate public benefits of the proposal, was not justified under NPPF paragraph 205.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1Policy 7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 205Paragraph 208

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