Planning appeal decision
Lodge Farm Estate, Lordship Lane, Selby, YO8 3RS
Planning appeal 3290556 at Lodge Farm Estate, Lordship Lane, Selby, YO8 3RS (Selby District Council *) was dismissed on 18 July 2022 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of adjacent dwellings, with particular regard to noise.
the conversion of agricultural barn to 3 nos. commercial units
- Authority
- Selby District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
- Postcode
- YO8 3RS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of adjacent dwellings, with particular regard to noise
- Whether the development site is at an unacceptable risk from flooding
- Whether the development provides acceptable parking provision for staff and visitors and any resulting effect on highway safety
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the appeal site constitutes a suitable location for the development with regards to the spatial strategy for the plan area
What decided it
The development failed to demonstrate adequate mitigation for noise impacts on neighbouring dwellings, appropriate flood resilience, and sufficient parking provision to maintain highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV1Policy EMP8Policy SP2Policy SP13Policy T1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 167Paragraph 111Paragraph 84Paragraph 85
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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