Planning appeal decision
Scotland Road, Penrith, CA11 7NR
Planning appeal 3327011 at Scotland Road, Penrith, CA11 7NR (Eden District Council *) was dismissed on 2 April 2025 by Inspector Livingstone C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties in regard to noise and disturbance.
construction of a waiting room and a car valeting bay
- Authority
- Eden District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Livingstone C
- Postcode
- CA11 7NR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties in regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The inadequate Noise Assessment failed to demonstrate that the development would not cause harmful noise and disturbance to neighbouring occupants, contrary to Policies DEV5 and ENV9 of the Eden Local Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEV5Policy ENV9
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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