Planning appeal decision
The Old Vicarage Knaresborough Road, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, HG3 3QQ
Planning appeal 3283483 at The Old Vicarage Knaresborough Road, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, HG3 3QQ (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 22 December 2021 by Inspector Newsome R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for new residential development.
remove existing barn, stable block and store and erect new detached family dwelling
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Newsome R
- Postcode
- HG3 3QQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for new residential development
What decided it
The site is located outside the defined development limits for Bishop Monkton and no HDLP policy expressly permits residential development at this location, and the Council can demonstrate a five-year supply of housing land.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GS2Policy GS3Policy HS3Policy DM1
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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