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Dismissed6 September 20213271045

Land at Boroughbridge Road, West of Trenchard Road, York, YO26 6QD

Planning appeal 3271045 at Land at Boroughbridge Road, West of Trenchard Road, York, YO26 6QD (City of York Council) was dismissed on 6 September 2021 by Inspector Dillon C, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the appeal proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan.

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy YH9CPolicy Y1Policy YH9Policy PNP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 147Paragraph 138Paragraph 148Paragraph 11

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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