®Planning appeal decision
Land Between East Larches and Lynwood, Beacon Edge, Penrith, CA11 8BN
- Authority
- Westmorland and Furness Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reed D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposals should be permitted having regard to the current requirement for housing, the settlement strategy of the development plan, the relationship of the site to Penrith and the character and appearance of the area
- whether both proposals, in combination with other plans and projects, would be likely to adversely affect the integrity of the River Eden Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
What decided it
The significant erosion of the existing attractive character of this distinctive fringe of town location through development of the open, unspoilt appeal site, which would conflict with the development plan's settlement strategy and character policies, outweighed the material considerations of housing need and the recent ministerial statement on housing delivery.
the material considerations of housing need and the draft revised NPPF placing greater importance on housing delivery were outweighed by the clear findings on the main issue and the associated conflict with the development plan
Plan policies cited: Policy LS1, Policy LS2, Policy DEV5, Policy PEN1
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.