®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to friars meadow, Selby Town
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV1 of the Selby District Local Plan 2005, Policy SP19 of the Selby District Core Strategy 2013, Policy SP2A(c) of the Core Strategy
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.