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Dismissed3 June 20263364720

The Filter House, Hayeswater Gill Valley, Hartsop, CA11 0NZ

Planning appeal 3364720 at The Filter House, Hayeswater Gill Valley, Hartsop, CA11 0NZ (Lake District) was dismissed on 3 June 2026 by Inspector Franks Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Authority's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.

use of Filter House, as a dwelling in the form of a holiday home

Authority
Lake District
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Franks Z
Postcode
CA11 0NZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Authority's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded

What decided it

The requirement for occupants to sleep in a tent and caravans inside the building demonstrated that the building did not afford all facilities required for day-to-day private domestic existence and therefore could not be classified as a dwellinghouse.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Gravesham BC v SSE & O'Brien [1983]; Impey v SSE & Lake District SPB [1981] JPL 363; Backer v SSE & Camden LBC [1983] JPL 167; Macmillan and Co. Ltd v Rees (1946) 1 All ER 675

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