Planning appeal decision
The Jubilee, Balfour Street, York, YO26 4YU
Planning appeal 3285000 at The Jubilee, Balfour Street, York, YO26 4YU (City of York Council) was allowed on 25 February 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would result in the unacceptable loss of community facilities.
alterations and conversion of part of first floor and all of the roofspace of the public house building to 3no. self-contained apartments and retention of public house on ground floor and altered function room on first floor (resubmission)
- Authority
- City of York Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
- Postcode
- YO26 4YU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would result in the unacceptable loss of community facilities
- the effects of the proposed development on a non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The retention of sufficient functional space for the pub and community facilities, combined with the housing supply benefits, outweighed the limited harm to the heritage asset's interior.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HW1Policy D7Policy D1Policy CC1Policy CC2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 55Paragraph 57Paragraph 92Paragraph 93Paragraph 203
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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