Triassic Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 The Lake District has become Britain's 31st World Heritage site, UNESCO has announced. House values on the up! Plannng becomes more of a nightmare! The Lake District a World Heritage site, Is this a good thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 It's a nightmare to travel through. If you have to. It used to be OK out of season, but now the season stretches through the whole year. Good thing? Not sure. I know nothing about the practical implications of Heritage Sites. Living just outside the margin is probably a good thing, though. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le-cerveau Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Concur that travel is a nightmare, 30 years ago I would happily drive through and it would be quicker, no I just go round, M6, A66 and would never consider going through. Traffic is up, speed limits are down (usually unnecessarily, but that is another topic). There is a slight off season, New year to Feb half term, but even that is disappearing. We also are just outside the National Park, which was a relief for planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 11 hours ago, Triassic said: House values on the up! Plannng becomes more of a nightmare! Planning in any National Park is a nightmare..! On the house pricing I spoke to an estate agent last night about a couple of things and this came up in conversation. She said the converse may happen - people will not buy houses where there are significant restrictions on what you can do to them or where there is an unknown situation. She expects that they will slow or stagnate for 18-24 months until the impacts are fully understood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Talking to one of our BH members a few months ago.... he acknowledged the role of good, local, informed advice. And had stories to tell of the opposite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I've never really looked into the difficulties of building in a National Park, but I think there may be some commonalities with building in nearly-central London - there can be little or no notice from outside and you need oodles of either money or time, but it can be done. There are certain architectural practices that specialise in particular National Parks. If I put my mind to it, I could perhaps come up with a couple of long-established ones in the Peak District. F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 There is a WHS about half a mile from me. I am not actually in it, but am affected by the restrictions i.e. need planning permission too change my shed, not add a shed, just change it. They are a total nonsense and brought in very undemocratically. Like the Green Belt, they need to be got rid of (not the buildings/views/areas, just the designation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlewhouse Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 You know its crazy in a National Park when they phone you on the day of determination to ask if you plan on having electricity and telephone in your house and that they're concerned about it... I kid you not! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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