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Dismissed12 July 20243338028

Land to the North of Rosthwaite Farm, Windermere, LA23 3LX

Planning appeal 3338028 at Land to the North of Rosthwaite Farm, Windermere, LA23 3LX (Lake District) was dismissed on 12 July 2024 by Inspector Webb B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area including the Lake District National Park (the National Park), the English Lake District World Heritage Site (the World Heritage Site), a Grade I listed building, and the associated Registered Park and Garden (the Registered Park).

a farm diversification scheme including the siting of lodge-style caravans for holiday use and associated works

Authority
Lake District
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Webb B
Postcode
LA23 3LX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area including the Lake District National Park (the National Park), the English Lake District World Heritage Site (the World Heritage Site), a Grade I listed building, and the associated Registered Park and Garden (the Registered Park)
  • whether the development would contribute to the diversification of an agricultural or land-based business, and if so, whether it do so in an acceptable way
  • whether the development could be appropriately drained

What decided it

The harm to the character and appearance of the National Park and to the significance of the World Heritage Site, listed building setting and Registered Park was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of the scheme.

the public benefits of the scheme, whose collective scale and weight would be limited, would not outweigh the less than substantial harm caused to the National Park and to the significance of designated heritage assets

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 19Policy 18Policy 3Policy 8

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