Planning appeal decision
Newlands Farm, Newlands Road, Cloughton, Scarborough, YO13 0AR
Planning appeal 3272597 at Newlands Farm, Newlands Road, Cloughton, Scarborough, YO13 0AR (North York Moors) was dismissed on 6 October 2021 by Inspector Hunter J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
formation of a vehicular farm access and associated track
- Authority
- North York Moors
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hunter J
- Postcode
- YO13 0AR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The absence of evidence justifying the need for the new track and the inability to secure adequate and maintainable visibility splays on land outside the appellants' control rendered the proposal contrary to the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BL6Policy CO2
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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