®Planning appeal decision
Hazel Gill Farm, Welton, CARLISLE, CA5 7HJ
demolition of existing barn and construction of new dwelling
- Authority
- Cumberland
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jones H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development complies with relevant policy within the development plan which controls housing in the countryside
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with Policy S3 and the development plan as a whole, combined with the existence of a less harmful permitted barn conversion alternative, means the adverse impacts of granting permission would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits.
The modest benefits of housing supply contribution and biodiversity net gain were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of introducing an isolated house in the countryside and its travel-related environmental impacts, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 84, 109, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy S3, Policy S31
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.