Planning appeal decision
Whingarth, Merrybank Lane, Huby, LS17 0EN
Planning appeal 3277255 at Whingarth, Merrybank Lane, Huby, LS17 0EN (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 8 September 2021 by Inspector Hendley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and the development plan policy.
the erection of an orangery and the erection of a new attached garage
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hendley D
- Postcode
- LS17 0EN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and the development plan policy
- Its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- If it is inappropriate development, whether the 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 development
What decided it
The cumulative enlargement of the orangery and replacement garage would constitute a disproportionate addition to the original building, and the limited adverse impact on openness, to which substantial weight must be given, is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
Substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, resulting in dismissal of the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GS4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 148
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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