Lake District planners have refused an application for five affordable homes in the village of Thornthwaite following a number of objections from nearby residents.
The plan was to build four two storey-homes and a dormer bungalow in a paddock and part of the car park and garden at Beckstones, Thornthwaite, which is owned by Mr and Mrs Illman.
The application followed the refusal of a previous scheme for the site by the Lake District National Park Authority.
The revised scheme aimed to address planning officers’ concerns over affordable provision and site layout.
Architect Martin Cuthell said in supporting documents that there had been keen interest from local people in the development which would have been marketed as serviced, self-build affordable homes.
However, objectors voiced concerns over the lack of safety surrounding the development’s proposed junction with the existing road.
They said it would also spoil views of the fells and claimed there was a lack of local need for the homes.
The planning officers report said the development was rejected because it would affect the “exceptionally” high landscape value of the area, would bring buildings roads and gardens into an undeveloped field, and access to the development would be unacceptable on highway grounds.
