®Planning appeal decision
Stoneycroft, Sea mill lane, St Bees, Cumbria, CA27 0BD
erection of a new dwelling and associated external works
- Authority
- Cumberland
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Livingstone C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the development having regard to the housing policies of the development plan
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of Stoneycroft in regard to privacy and the occupants of the properties on Sea Mill Lane in regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The site's location outside the settlement boundary in open countryside, combined with the failure to meet Policy DS2 criteria and the harmful effect on character and appearance, outweighed the limited benefits of the proposal.
the limited benefits of housing delivery and economic activity were outweighed by the considerable adverse effects of locating development outside the settlement boundary and the harm to character and appearance
Framework references: 89
Plan policies cited: Policy DS1, Policy DS2, Policy DS4, Policy N6, Policy H6
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.