®Planning appeal decision
Land at Bell Intake, High Dam, Finsthwaite Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8BN
without planning permission, the making of a material change of use of the land from use as agriculture to use as a public car park with onsite food and drink sales and associated operational development consisting of the laying of crushed stone to form a hard surface and the erection of a fence and gate
- Authority
- Lake District
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Russell J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the use as a public car park with onsite food and drink sales on travel to and around the area by private motor vehicle
- The effect of the use and associated hard surface on the character and appearance of the area and the landscape and scenic beauty of the LDNP
- Their effects on the English Lake District World Heritage Site
- Their effects on the supply of grazing land
- Their effects on biodiversity
- The public benefits of the use and associated hard surface
What decided it
The harm to the distinctive and tranquil character and appearance of the Lake District National Park landscape, which must be given great weight under the Framework and Local Plan Policy 1, outweighs the modest economic and social benefits of agricultural diversification.
The modest economic and social benefits of agricultural diversification and visitor services do not outweigh the harm caused to the landscape and scenic beauty of the National Park, which has the highest status of protection.
Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 4, Policy 5, Policy 6, Policy 7, Policy 19, Policy 22
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.