Planning appeal decision
Askhill, Fangs Brow To Junction With B5289 Buttermere To Low Lorton At Brackenthwaite, Loweswater, Cumbria, CA13 0SU
Planning appeal 3330071 at Askhill, Fangs Brow To Junction With B5289 Buttermere To Low Lorton At Brackenthwaite, Loweswater, Cumbria, CA13 0SU (Lake District) was dismissed on 14 March 2024 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be an appropriate form of development in the open countryside.
farm diversification scheme to create small scale campsite (part retrospective for siting of bell tent)
- Authority
- Lake District
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Manchester S
- Postcode
- CA13 0SU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be an appropriate form of development in the open countryside
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, in particular the Lake District National Park and the English Lake District World Heritage Site
What decided it
The harm to the significance of the English Lake District World Heritage Site and the character of the Lake District National Park, combined with insufficient public benefits to justify that harm, outweighed the private benefits of farm diversification.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 02Policy 19Policy 01Policy 05Policy 06Policy 07Policy 18
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208
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.
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