®Planning appeal decision
Land to the north of Rosthwaite Farm, Windermere, LA23 3LX
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
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
Plan policies cited: Policy 19, Policy 18, Policy 3, Policy 8
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.