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Allowed28 August 20243341696

Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa, Ambleside Road, Windermere, LA23 1LP

Planning appeal 3341696 at Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa, Ambleside Road, Windermere, LA23 1LP (Lake District) was allowed on 28 August 2024 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the landscape and special qualities of the Lake District National Park.

the erection of 4no. individual suites with an external terrace

Authority
Lake District
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Wilkinson F
Postcode
LA23 1LP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposal on the landscape and special qualities of the Lake District National Park
  • The effects of the proposal on the outstanding universal value (OUV) of the Lake District World Heritage Site (WHS)

What decided it

The visual relationship of the proposed suites to the existing hotel development, combined with the sloping topography, design, materials, and tree screening, would ensure the development would not appear as an incongruous or intrusive feature and would assimilate into its landscape setting.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 01Policy 02Policy 05Policy 06Policy 07Policy 18
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 182Paragraph 206Paragraph 209

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