Land at Nicholas Coppice, Red Bank Road, Grasmere, LA22 9PY

without planning permission, operational development consisting of alterations to an access, excavation to reduce ground levels and installation of a hardstanding

Authority: Lake District
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Tweddle J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the site's location within the Lake District National Park and the English Lake District World Heritage Site
The effect of the development on highway safety
Whether adequate arrangements have been made for surface water drainage
The effect of the development on biodiversity

What decided it

The development's harmful effect on the character and appearance of a nationally protected landscape, combined with unacceptable highway safety risks and failure to demonstrate adequate drainage and biodiversity mitigation, justified upholding the enforcement notice.

Framework references: 189, 193

Plan policies cited: Policy 01, Policy 02, Policy 03, Policy 05, Policy 06

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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