Shilton Garth Close, Earswick, York , YO32 9SQ

detached 2 storey dwelling with associated garaging, landscaping, new site access & air source or ground source heat pump

Authority: City of York Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Newsome R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would provide appropriate accommodation required to meet local housing needs

What decided it

The absence of a 5-year housing land supply triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework, which outweighs the limited harm caused by conflict with the out-of-date neighbourhood plan policies.

The benefits of housing provision, sustainable construction, local support, and economic investment (moderate weight) outweigh the limited harm caused by conflict with Policies ENP1 and ENP2 of the neighbourhood plan (moderate weight but out-of-date), with the presumption in favour of sustainable development applying.

Framework references: 11, 14, 48, 56

Plan policies cited: Policy ENP1, Policy ENP2, Policy H3

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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