Planning appeal decision
Yewtree House Main Street, Kelfield, York, YO19 6RG
Planning appeal 3290831 at Yewtree House Main Street, Kelfield, York, YO19 6RG (Selby District Council *) was allowed on 15 July 2022 by Inspector Milliken M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed development would have an acceptable effect on the character and appearance of the area, with specific regard to scale, layout and housing mix.
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- Authority
- Selby District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Milliken M
- Postcode
- YO19 6RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would have an acceptable effect on the character and appearance of the area, with specific regard to scale, layout and housing mix
What decided it
The proposed layout and housing mix would not amount to overdevelopment and would have an acceptable effect on the character and appearance of the area, being in keeping with other small-scale developments found locally.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP18Policy SP19Policy ENV1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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