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Dismissed11 October 20213280703

The Hawthorns, Harrogate Road, Knaresborough, HG5 8DA

Planning appeal 3280703 at The Hawthorns, Harrogate Road, Knaresborough, HG5 8DA (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 11 October 2021 by Inspector Hunter J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2021) and any relevant development plan policies.

Erection of concrete block retaining wall and Yorkshire stone boundary wall and landscaping

Authority
Harrogate Borough Council *
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Hunter J
Postcode
HG5 8DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2021) and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • if the proposal 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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes harm to openness and character and appearance, with no very special circumstances to justify it.

The substantial weight attached to harm to the Green Belt and the harm to character and appearance were not outweighed by other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 147

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