®Planning appeal decision
The Crafty Baa, 19-21 Victoria Street, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1AB
Planning appeal 3334529 at The Crafty Baa, 19-21 Victoria Street, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1AB (Lake District) was dismissed on 28 February 2025 by Inspector Tweddle J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: Whether the disputed conditions (5, 6, and 8) are reasonable and necessary having regard to the living conditions of occupiers of No.17 Victoria Street (noise and disturbance) and the requirement to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Windermere Conservation Area and its effect on the Lake District National Park and the English Lake District World Heritage Site.
failure to comply with conditions imposed on a planning permission ref 7/2017/5792 granted on 13 April 2018
- Authority
- Lake District
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Tweddle J
- Postcode
- LA23 1AB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: Whether the disputed conditions (5, 6, and 8) are reasonable and necessary having regard to the living conditions of occupiers of No.17 Victoria Street (noise and disturbance) and the requirement to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Windermere Conservation Area and its effect on the Lake District National Park and the English Lake District World Heritage Site
- Appeal B: The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of No.17 Victoria Street (noise and disturbance, outlook, and light) and whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Windermere Conservation Area and its effect on the Lake District National Park and the outstanding universal value of the English Lake District World Heritage Site
What decided it
The proximity of the outdoor seating area to the neighbouring residential property at No.17 Victoria Street, combined with the harmful visual impact on the Conservation Area and World Heritage Site, meant that the disputed conditions were reasonable and necessary, and planning permission could not be granted without their compliance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 17Policy 06Policy 07
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189Paragraph 214Paragraph 215
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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