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MANCHESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY
Manchester Civil Justice Centre,
1 Bridge Street West, Manchester, M60 9DJ
Before :
MR JUSTICE MOULD
Between :
Friends of the Lake District | Claimant |
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Lake District National Park Authority -and – Burlington Slate Limited | Defendant Interested Party |
Brendan Brett (instructed by Sharpe Pritchard LLP) for the Claimant
Ned Westaway (instructed by Solicitor to Lake District National Park Authority) for the Defendant
The Interested Party did not appear and was not represented
Hearing dates: 30 April-1 May 2025
Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.30am on Wednesday 15 October 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
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MR JUSTICE MOULD :
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- Introduction
- The grounds of challenge
- The application to amend
- Legislative and policy context
- National Parks – purposes and duties
- The Sandford principle
- Judicial review of local planning authority decision taking
- Lake District National Park Local Plan
- Factual background
- The Claimant’s objections to the development
- The Development Control Committee
- The planning officer’s report
- Movement and activity
- Landscape character and appearance
- Historic environment and cultural heritage
- The planning officer’s conclusions and recommendation
- The planning permission
- The unilateral undertaking
- Ground 1
- The Claimant’s submissions in summary
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Ground 1A – the application to amend
- Ground 2
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Ground 3
- Discussion
- Conclusions