Planning appeal decision
Fellside Close, Kendal Road, Bowness-On-Windermere, LA23 3ER
Planning appeal 3366313 at Fellside Close, Kendal Road, Bowness-On-Windermere, LA23 3ER (Lake District) was dismissed on 23 September 2025 by Inspector Cullen F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings, having regard to their location within the World Heritage Site and the National Park.
construction of a new 2 bedroom detached property on a garden plot
- Authority
- Lake District
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cullen F
- Postcode
- LA23 3ER
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings, having regard to their location within the World Heritage Site and the National Park
What decided it
The harm to the Outstanding Universal Value and significance of the World Heritage Site from the proposal's position and introduction of built form into the verdant designed landscape of Fellside House outweighs the moderate public benefits of providing one dwelling to meet local housing need.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 15Policy 01Policy 05Policy 07Policy 02Policy 06
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212Paragraph 189
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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