Planning appeal decision
Riverside Works, 4 Waterside, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 9AZ
Planning appeal 3267617 at Riverside Works, 4 Waterside, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 9AZ (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 16 September 2021 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Knaresborough Conservation Area including its effect on the significance of the host property as a non-designated heritage asset.
a roof extension to create infill between the valleys of the roof, installation of rooflights and the replacement of roof tiles
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- HG5 9AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Knaresborough Conservation Area including its effect on the significance of the host property as a non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The less than substantial harm caused to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the significance of the non-designated heritage asset was not outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal, as the appellant failed to demonstrate that the building could not be viably used in its current form.
The less than substantial harm caused to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the significance of the non-designated heritage asset was not outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- HP2HP3NE4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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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