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Dismissed10 August 20223286643

Land at Water Lane, Water Lane, Knaresborough, HG5 0PA

Planning appeal 3286643 at Land at Water Lane, Water Lane, Knaresborough, HG5 0PA (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 10 August 2022 by Inspector Baxter C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the surrounding area and future users with particular regard to layout design, quantum of development, density, children's play provision and pedestrian and cycle routes.

residential development of 170 dwellings (compromising 19x1 bed, 70x2 bed, 55x3 bed, 24x4 bed and 2x5 bed units) including access, landscaping, play facilities and ancillary development”

Authority
Harrogate Borough Council *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Baxter C
Postcode
HG5 0PA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the surrounding area and future users with particular regard to layout design, quantum of development, density, children's play provision and pedestrian and cycle routes
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety with regards to access and wider road network
  • whether the proposal provides suitable affordable housing provision with regards to tenure and design requirements

What decided it

The significant cumulative harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area and to future users, arising from poor layout, parking and pedestrian/cycle design, outweighed the scheme's benefits.

The benefits of resolved highway safety, adequate affordable housing, and wider social/environmental/economic benefits (moderate weight) did not outweigh the significant harm to the surrounding area and future users, so the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

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