Land Adjacent to Friars Meadow, Selby Town

Planning appeal 3272023 at Land Adjacent to Friars Meadow, Selby Town (Selby District Council *) was dismissed on 19 August 2021 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal represents a suitable site for residential development with regards to the character and appearance of the area.

outline planning application for self-build development with all matters reserved

Authority: Selby District Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Cross D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal represents a suitable site for residential development with regards to the character and appearance of the area
Whether the proposal represents a suitable site for residential development with regards to local planning policy
Whether the proposal represents a suitable site for residential development with regards to flood risk

What decided it

The proposal fails the Exception Test for flood risk as the benefits from a single self-build dwelling would not provide wider sustainability benefits to the community that outweigh the flood risk to the site in Flood Zone 3a.

The limited benefits arising from a single self-build dwelling, including housing supply and sustainable location, were outweighed by the unacceptable harm to character and appearance, conflict with development plan policy restricting countryside development, and failure to pass the Exception Test for flood risk.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ENV1 of the Selby District Local Plan 2005Policy SP19 of the Selby District Core Strategy 2013Policy SP2A(c) of the Core Strategy
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 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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