Land to North of North Moor Road, Easingwold, YO61 3NB

Planning appeal 3285270 at Land to North of North Moor Road, Easingwold, YO61 3NB (Hambleton District Council *) was dismissed on 6 May 2022 by Inspector Hendley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would accord with the development plan policies concerning development in the countryside.

Demolition of existing agricultural building and erection of new Oak Frame joinery workshop, complete with offices, covered stores, yard and carparking

Authority: Hambleton District Council *
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Hendley D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would accord with the development plan policies concerning development in the countryside
the effect on highway safety by way of the proposed access arrangements
the effect on biodiversity interests
if harm arises, whether this is outweighed by the benefits of the proposal

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with countryside development plan policies and unacceptable effect on highway safety by way of the proposed access arrangements, which together outweighed the economic benefits and business needs.

the economic benefits and needs of the business, which attracted significant weight, were outweighed by the very significant weight of the conflict with countryside development policies and unacceptable highway safety effects

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S3Policy S5Policy EG7Policy IC2Policy E3Policy EG2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 56

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