®Planning appeal decision
Split Decision16 July 20243331861
High Mill Northern Units, The Butts, ALSTON, CA9 3JU
change of use of factory and office buildings to 2 No residential dwellings without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 22/0582, dated 31 August 2023
- Authority
- Westmorland and Furness Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dillon C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether carrying out the development without compliance with clauses (viii), (ix) and (x) of condition No 1; condition No 2; and condition No 3 would preserve the setting and special interest features of Grade II* listed High Mill and preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the host building and wider Alston Conservation Area
- Whether the removal of condition No 4 would harm the living conditions of neighbouring residents
- Whether the removal of condition Nos 5 and 6 would be prejudicial to the safety of highway users
- Whether the variation of condition No 1 in terms of clauses (i), (ii) and (xi) would appropriately define the scope of the consent granted
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the Alston Conservation Area from the roller garage doors, rooflights and rendered finish required retention of those protective conditions, while the acceptable design of windows and pedestrian doors allowed their removal.
Framework references: 182
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