Planning appeal decision
Barn North of Old Gayle Lane, Hawes, DL8 3NU
Planning appeal 3284867 at Barn North of Old Gayle Lane, Hawes, DL8 3NU (Yorkshire Dales) was dismissed on 14 April 2022 by Inspector Dillon C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal site and wider area, with particular regard to the landscape setting of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Conversion of a barn into a 4 no. bed local occupancy/short term holiday let along with formalisation of the existing access and associated development
- Authority
- Yorkshire Dales
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dillon C
- Postcode
- DL8 3NU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal site and wider area, with particular regard to the landscape setting of the Yorkshire Dales National Park
What decided it
The proposed external works required to service residential occupancy would result in substantial change to the character and appearance of the site and wider landscape, unduly eroding the tranquil agricultural character of this exposed open countryside within the National Park.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy L2Policy L1Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SP4Policy L3
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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