Planning appeal decision
Littlethorpe House, Pottery Lane, Littlethorpe, Ripon, HG4 3LW
Planning appeal 3282778 at Littlethorpe House, Pottery Lane, Littlethorpe, Ripon, HG4 3LW (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 14 December 2021 by Inspector Mulloy C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the setting of Littlethorpe House, a Grade II listed building.
erection of a two storey dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Mulloy C
- Postcode
- HG4 3LW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the setting of Littlethorpe House, a Grade II listed building
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of existing occupiers at Garth Lodge with specific reference to daylight and sunlight
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of existing occupiers at Littlethorpe House and future occupiers with specific reference to privacy
- Whether the development would be safe in respect of the stability of the land
What decided it
The serious, less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building, combined with privacy harm and unresolved land stability risks, outweighed the limited housing and economic benefits.
The limited benefits of housing delivery and economic activity did not outweigh the serious harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building, the harm to privacy of existing and future occupiers, and the unacceptable land stability risk.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HP2Policy HP4Policy NE9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 132Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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