INFILL consisting of around 1540 tonnes of stone and over 100 tonnes of concrete must be removed from the portal of a former railway bridge in Cumbria after retrospective permission for it was refused.
National Highways (NH) completed the work on the structure in summer 2021, which carries the B6259 over a disused section of the Eden Valley line at Great Musgrave, citing it as emergency action exempt from the normal planning process. As the infill was not a temporary measure, however, it was informed by Eden District Council that a planning application would be required.