®Planning appeal decision
The Sidings Hotel & Restaurant, Station Lane, Shipton By Beningbrough, York, YO30 1BT
Planning appeal 3274104 at The Sidings Hotel & Restaurant, Station Lane, Shipton By Beningbrough, York, YO30 1BT (Hambleton District Council *) was dismissed on 25 August 2021 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and the development plan.
demolition of existing restaurant and removal of existing railway carriages currently used as bedroom, dining and storage accommodation. Erection of new hotel with car parking, including a bar, restaurant and gym
- Authority
- Hambleton District Council *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- YO30 1BT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and the development plan
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The significant economic benefits of the proposal do not clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt (by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness) and the significant harm to character and appearance, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
The significant economic benefits including job creation, increased visitor accommodation, and business rates income were weighed against the harm of inappropriate development, moderate loss of Green Belt openness, and significant harm to character and appearance; the balance tipped decisively against the proposal as the economic benefits did not clearly outweigh the totality of harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP9Policy DP30Policy DP32Policy DP33Policy DP25Policy CP1Policy CP4Policy CP15Policy CP16Policy CP17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 148Paragraph 84Paragraph 81
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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