Cumbrian infill was a bridge too far
National Highways must unblock portal after retrospective planning permission was refused.
By Graeme Pickering
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.