Planning appeal decision
Nuttercote Farm, Church Road, Thornton in Craven, Skipton, BD23 3TT
Planning appeal 3206803 at Nuttercote Farm, Church Road, Thornton in Craven, Skipton, BD23 3TT (Craven District Council *) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 25 June 2021 by Inspector Braithwaite J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would comply with policies in the Craven Local Plan 2012-2032 (CLP) (Appeal D).
construction of former dwelling at Nutter Cote Farm
- Authority
- Craven District Council *
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
- Postcode
- BD23 3TT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would comply with policies in the Craven Local Plan 2012-2032 (CLP) (Appeal D)
- The effect of the garage/garden store building and the access track on the character and appearance of the area (Appeals A and B, ground (a))
- First, the effect of the proposed canine hydrotherapy centre on the character and appearance of the area; and second, whether the development would be consistent with planning policies for the countryside (Appeal E)
What decided it
Whether each element of development caused genuine harm to character and appearance, or fell within permitted development/fallback rights, determined which breaches and proposals succeeded, while the canine hydrotherapy centre failed because of its significant landscape harm and unproven need.
For the canine hydrotherapy centre, the significant adverse effect on character and appearance and the absence of demonstrated need or sustainability were not outweighed by other matters advanced in support of the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP4Policy SD1Policy ENV1Policy ENV2Policy ENV3Policy EC3Policy INF5Policy INF7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 7
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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