Lake District holiday apartments plan rejected

The Lake District National Park Authority refused a planning application to convert Devonshire House on Friday

Plans to convert a house into holiday apartments have been rejected over concerns it would cause "noise and disturbance".

The Lake District National Park Authority refused a planning application to convert Devonshire House in Rothay Road, Ambleside, into four holiday apartments and a flat.

The document said "insufficient information" had been demonstrated that disturbance from regular changeovers would be of an acceptable impact on the proposed occupant of the flat.

Planning documents added that neighbouring properties had been "largely" converted into apartments or holiday lets.

The plans for the apartments, which the proposal said were ideal for visitors arriving on public transport or on foot as hikers, were rejected on Friday, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

Devonshire House is described in the plans as a "large, traditionally built Lakeland house" with nine bedrooms.