Plans submitted to demolish garages and create self-build home

The planning application, which has been lodged with Cumberland Council, is for a 481.20 square metre site, Outrigg Yard in Outrigg, and the development would keep some of the garages.

According to a planning document the applicant has recently bought the whole of the site and the report states: "The whole site, at present, consists of lock up garages and store with the remainder hard paved with macadam and concrete. There is no permeability.

"The applicant only wishes to develop part of the site for one dwelling and retain the majority of the garages.

"The site location plan and site block plan show the retained garages and hard standing on the land belonging to the applicant."

According to the report the new home would be a three bedroomed, two-storey, traditionally built structure with a first floor living room to "take advantage of the views to the sea and golf course in the distance".

It adds: "The applicant will retain part of the rear workshop as a garage workshop for domestic use when the dwelling is complete.

"The retained garages/stores to the east of the new dwelling will continue to be let as stores, not garages. Because the leaseholders will require access, the applicant has made provision in the plans for additional domestic parking to the northwest of the new dwelling to ensure continuous access to the east of the dwelling.

"It is assumed that the applicant has permission to demolish a number of garages as the existing outline approval. The applicant wishes to retain garages, as it is important to the lease holders to have safe secure off-street parking, which also helps the relief of congestion on St Bees Main Street.

Plans submitted to Cumberland Council to demolish existing garages and replace them with a new self build home in St Bees. (Image: Cumberland Council planning portal)

"It has been noted that the site is allocated as a brownfield development site and it is assumed all matters related to this aspect have been considered at outline, in line with current local and national planning policy."

According to the report the house is designed to the applicant’s "needs and aspirations in terms of spatial requirements and visual appearance".

It adds: "The applicant owns the Old Byre at Fairladies Farm, adjacent and the external visual scale and appearance is similar to Fairladies Byre and the neighbouring estate at Fairladies, with the use of similar materials."

The report concludes: "The proposals are for one dwelling on a brownfield site, previously approved as residential development.

"The proposals are recommended to Cumberland Council as meeting their policy requirements for residential development."

The application is currently being considered by planning officers at the council.