Planning appeal decision
Lower Barn, Combe House, Gowthrop, LA10 5QQ
Planning appeal 3273038 at Lower Barn, Combe House, Gowthrop, LA10 5QQ (Yorkshire Dales) was dismissed on 6 October 2021 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be in accordance with local and national planning policy for new rural residential development.
conversion of the Lower Barn to form a new dwelling for holiday cottage subject to section 106 restriction
- Authority
- Yorkshire Dales
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Manchester S
- Postcode
- LA10 5QQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be in accordance with local and national planning policy for new rural residential development
- The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the barn and the area
- Whether or not a safe and suitable access could be provided
What decided it
The proposal fails to meet the exceptions for rural residential development in the National Park, would cause harm to character and appearance through domestication of the landscape, and cannot provide safe and suitable access for the intensified use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy L1Policy L2Policy L3Policy SP2Policy SP4Policy BE3
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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