®Planning appeal decision
Bankfoot Farm, High Snowden, Near Otley, North Yorkshire, LS21 2NJ
the conversion of agricultural building to dwelling
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ellison H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a new dwelling, having regard to local and national planning policies
What decided it
The high-quality sympathetic conversion design that would preserve the significance of the non-designated heritage asset barn and its landscape setting within the AONB, combined with compliance with Local Plan Policy HS6, outweighed the poor accessibility to services.
The poor accessibility to shops and services was outweighed by the preservation of the barn's significance as a non-designated heritage asset, its landscape setting within the AONB, and the benefits of retaining and putting the building back into beneficial use rather than allowing it to fall into disrepair.
Framework references: 79, 54
Plan policies cited: Policy GS3, Policy HS6, Policy HP2, Policy HP3, Policy NE4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.