®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed16 June 20223282236
Summer Hill, Farnham, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG5 9JT
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
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.
Framework references: 80, 134
Plan policies cited: Policy GS1, Policy GS2, Policy GS3, Policy HP3, Policy HP5, Policy NE3, Policy NE4, Policy NE5, Policy NE7
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