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The Land Situate and Known As Unit 7 And Part Unit 6, Hambleton Grove Industrial Estate, Hambleton Grove, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 0DB
Planning appeal 3277978 at The Land Situate and Known As Unit 7 And Part Unit 6, Hambleton Grove Industrial Estate, Hambleton Grove, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 0DB (Harrogate Borough Council *) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 29 November 2021 by Inspector Harbottle M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of not keeping the parking spaces, turning area and access available for their intended purposes in terms of highway safety.
Continuation of change of use from warehouse (B8) to Builder's Merchant (Sui Generis) with external racking and formation of car parking spaces, without complying with condition 4 relating to parking spaces, turning areas and access
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Harbottle M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of not keeping the parking spaces, turning area and access available for their intended purposes in terms of highway safety
- The effects of not keeping the parking spaces, turning area and access available for their intended purposes in terms of living conditions
What decided it
The inability of articulated HGVs to turn within the site due to external storage encroachment creates unacceptable highway safety impacts and significant adverse effects on living conditions that cannot be adequately mitigated.
The economic benefit of continuing the builder's merchant use and retaining 10 jobs was outweighed by the significant harm to highway safety and living conditions arising from the inability to maintain the required turning area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- HP4 of the Harrogate District Local Plan 2014 – 2035
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 12
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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