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Dismissed18 January 20243324950

Gatesgarth Farm, B5289 Buttermere To Gatesgarth, Buttermere, Cumbria, CA13 9XA

Planning appeal 3324950 at Gatesgarth Farm, B5289 Buttermere To Gatesgarth, Buttermere, Cumbria, CA13 9XA (Lake District) was dismissed on 18 January 2024 by Inspector Brook S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation upon the landscape and scenic beauty of the Lake District National Park.

Installation of 25m communications mast, antennas, ground-based apparatus and ancillary development

Authority
Lake District
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector
Brook S
Postcode
CA13 9XA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation upon the landscape and scenic beauty of the Lake District National Park
  • the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation upon the cultural heritage of the Lake District National Park and the English Lake District World Heritage Site

What decided it

The failure to exhaustively assess alternative siting options meant the significant public benefits of improved communications infrastructure could not be concluded to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the World Heritage Site and the moderate to substantially adverse landscape harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 01Policy 02Policy 05Policy 06Policy 07
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 180Paragraph 118Paragraph 208

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