Cornhow Farm, Loweswater, COCKERMOUTH, CA13 9UX

the change of use to provide land for the siting of camping cabins for holiday/tourism purposes without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 7/2021/2236, dated 21 February 2022

Authority: Lake District
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Reed D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the additional cabins, ancillary structures and the activity generated by the intensified holiday/tourism use on the character, appearance and arboricultural/ecological integrity of the woodland and the Lorton Vale which forms an integral part of the Lake District National Park

What decided it

The additional cabins, ancillary structures and intensified holiday/tourism activity would significantly harm the character, appearance and arboricultural/ecological integrity of the woodland and Lorton Vale, conflicting with Lake District National Park Local Plan policies and the statutory duty to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the National Park.

Plan policies cited: Policy 01, Policy 02, Policy 04, Policy 05, Policy 06

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