Follifoot Ridge Business Park , Pannal Road , Follifoot , HG3 1DP

Planning appeal 3287526 at Follifoot Ridge Business Park , Pannal Road , Follifoot , HG3 1DP (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 17 March 2022 by Inspector Walker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

erection of two buildings to accommodate 5 commercial units (Use Classes B1, B2, B8 and D2) with associated parking

Authority: Harrogate Borough Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Walker R
Postcode: HG3 1DP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
if it is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The reduction in openness of the Green Belt resulting from development on an open grassed area could not be clearly outweighed by the economic benefits claimed, and very special circumstances were not established.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GS4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 148Paragraph 81

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