Planning appeal decision
Town End Cottage, Great Salkeld, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9LW
Planning appeal 3373381 at Town End Cottage, Great Salkeld, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9LW (Eden District Council *) was allowed on 3 December 2025 by Inspector Livingstone C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Great Salkeld Conservation Area.
a two story rear extension
- Authority
- Eden District Council *
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Livingstone C
- Postcode
- CA11 9LW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Great Salkeld Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed extension's sympathetic materials, appropriate proportions, and effective screening from public views would preserve the character and appearance of the Great Salkeld Conservation Area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ENV10DEV 5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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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