®Planning appeal decision
Land at Boroughbridge Road, West of Trenchard Road, York, YO26 6QD
60 affordable homes, comprising a mix of detached, semi-detached, terraced properties and bungalows with associated infrastructure, parking, gardens and landscaping
- Authority
- City of York Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dillon C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the appeal proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan
- the effect of the appeal proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and its purposes
- whether or not there is any other harm that would result
- whether or not any other considerations exist and the weight that should be afforded to them
- if inappropriate development, whether or not any harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the appeal proposal
What decided it
The substantial Green Belt harm (inappropriateness, loss of openness and conflict with four Green Belt purposes) was not clearly outweighed by the benefits, so very special circumstances were not demonstrated.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt was not clearly outweighed by the collective benefits of housing land supply, affordable housing delivery, accessibility and economic impacts, so very special circumstances were not established and the balance tipped against the proposal.
Framework references: 149, 150, 147, 138, 148, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy YH9C, Policy Y1, Policy YH9, Policy PNP1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.