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Notice varied and upheld23 September 20213272556

Orchard Corner Arkendale Road, Staveley, Knaresborough, HG5 9JX

Planning appeal 3272556 at Orchard Corner Arkendale Road, Staveley, Knaresborough, HG5 9JX (Harrogate Borough Council *) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 23 September 2021 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the breach of planning control on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of gates and gate posts in excess of 1 metre in height adjacent to the highway

Authority
Harrogate Borough Council *
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
HG5 9JX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the breach of planning control on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The gates and gateposts cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the area by introducing dominant and enclosing structures materially at odds with the open access pattern that characterises the locality.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HP3 of the Harrogate District Local Plan 2020
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 12

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