®Planning appeal decision
Scalegill Hall Farm, Scalegill Road, Moor Row, Cumbria, CA24 3JY
hybrid planning application for the redevelopment of Scalegill Hall Farm including full planning permission for the demolition of redundant farm buildings, the refurbishment of Scalegill Hall, conversion of a barn to two dwellings and outline planning permi ssion for residential development with all matters reserved except access
- Authority
- Cumberland
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Manchester S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, Scalegill Hall and Adjoining Barn, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
- Whether the proposed enabling development is justified
- Whether the proposal would provide a safe and satisfactory access and avoid harm to the highway network
- The effect of the proposal on protected species
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve the special interest of the Grade II listed building and would not constitute justified enabling development, as the new dwellings would not be financially viable and the heritage benefits could not be demonstrably secured.
The modest public benefits of housing supply and economic activity during construction were outweighed by the considerable harm to the designated heritage asset, the failure to justify enabling development through financial viability, and the unresolved highway safety and protected species concerns.
Framework references: 11, 212
Plan policies cited: BE1, BE2, DS1, DS2, CO2, N1
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