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Dismissed8 July 20253356167

Land at North Row, Bassenthwaite, CA12 4RG

Planning appeal 3356167 at Land at North Row, Bassenthwaite, CA12 4RG (Lake District) was dismissed on 8 July 2025 by Inspector Francis M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is an essential need for a dwelling for a rural worker.

agricultural workers dwelling

Authority
Lake District
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Francis M
Postcode
CA12 4RG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether there is an essential need for a dwelling for a rural worker
  • whether the proposal would conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the Lake District National Park
  • whether the proposal would protect and enhance the Outstanding Universal Value of the English Lake District National Park World Heritage Site (WHS)

What decided it

The absence of substantive evidence justifying an essential operational and financial need for a rural worker's dwelling of the scale proposed, combined with identified landscape and heritage harm, led to dismissal.

the limited public benefits (continuation of farming, support for the local enterprise, provision of a house, and some construction-related economic benefits) did not outweigh the harm identified to the character and appearance of the National Park and the less than substantial harm to the World Heritage Site, and the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole with no material considerations to outweigh that harm

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 15Policy 02Policy 01Policy 05Policy 07
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 189Paragraph 182Paragraph 202Paragraph 215
Judgments
New Forest National Park Authority v SSHCLG & Anor [2025] EWHC 726 (Admin)

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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