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Dismissed28 November 20243346144

Gibraltar Farm Campsite, Lindeth Road, Silverdale, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 0UA

Planning appeal 3346144 at Gibraltar Farm Campsite, Lindeth Road, Silverdale, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 0UA (Lancaster City Council) was dismissed on 28 November 2024 by Inspector Lancaster K, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the setting of the Grade II listed buildings known as Gibraltar Farmhouse, Tower House and Lindeth Tower.

the erection of Agricultural Workers Cottage, provision of three parking spaces, alterations and additions to existing track, provision of associated landscape works and enhancement planting

Authority
Lancaster City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Lancaster K
Postcode
LA5 0UA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the setting of the Grade II listed buildings known as Gibraltar Farmhouse, Tower House and Lindeth Tower
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the landscape and scenic beauty of the Arnside and Silverdale National Landscape (the ASNL)

What decided it

The less than substantial harm caused to the setting and significance of the listed buildings (particularly Gibraltar Farmhouse) was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.

The less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed buildings and the minor harm to the character and landscape of the AONB were not outweighed by the moderate public benefits, resulting in conflict with the development plan as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy AS04Policy AS07Policy SP7Policy DM29Policy DM37Policy DM39Policy AS01Policy AS02Policy AS08Policy DM10Policy DM46Policy EN2Policy EN3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 182Paragraph 205Paragraph 208
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin); Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]

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