Land and buildings to the north of Main Street, Flixton, Scarborough, YO11 3HS

Without planning permission, the erection of a building used for general non-agricultural storage on the land, edged red and marked "Building A" on the plan attached to the enforcement notice

Authority: Scarborough Borough Council *
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Gray E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the developments meet objectives to promote sustainable development in the countryside
The effect of the developments on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The developments met the NPPF's objectives to promote sustainable development in the countryside through business diversification and consolidation, and no tangible harm to neighbouring living conditions or highway safety was demonstrated despite the unauthorised uses being operational for some time.

Framework references: 8, 84, 85

Plan policies cited: Policy EG3, Policy EG6, Policy ENV6, Policy DEC4

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