Land Opposite Plantation Filling Station, Plantation Bridge, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9JA

Planning appeal 3328126 at Land Opposite Plantation Filling Station, Plantation Bridge, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9JA (Lake District) was dismissed on 8 February 2024 by Inspector Clowes M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for housing having regard to the development plan.

erection of two local occupancy dwellings

Authority: Lake District
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Clowes M
Postcode: LA8 9JA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for housing having regard to the development plan
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area having regard to the appeal site's location within the Lake District National Park and the World Heritage Site
Highway safety

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy by releasing greenfield land without demonstrated proportionally high housing need and would cause less than substantial harm to the World Heritage Site significance that cannot be outweighed by the public benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 02Policy 01Policy 05Policy 06Policy 07Policy 08
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 206Paragraph 205Paragraph 115Paragraph 114

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