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Dismissed16 June 20223282236

Summer Hill, Farnham, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG5 9JT

Planning appeal 3282236 at Summer Hill, Farnham, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG5 9JT (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 16 June 2022 by Inspector Dowsett J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new residential development having regard to the development plan and, in particular, whether the proposal constitutes an example of exceptional quality, and outstanding design.

Erection of a new low energy dwelling with access drive and ancillary accommodation, together with biodiversity enhancements

Authority
Harrogate Borough Council *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Dowsett J
Postcode
HG5 9JT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new residential development having regard to the development plan and, in particular, whether the proposal constitutes an example of exceptional quality, and outstanding design
  • The effect on the proposed development with regard to biodiversity and protected species
  • The effect of the proposed development on public rights of way

What decided it

The proposal fails to meet the exceptional design test in NPPF Paragraph 80(e) for isolated dwellings in the countryside and fails to demonstrate no net loss of biodiversity as required by Local Plan Policy NE3.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GS1Policy GS2Policy GS3Policy HP3Policy HP5Policy NE3Policy NE4Policy NE5Policy NE7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80Paragraph 134

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