Planning appeal decision
Hill Top Barn Pasture Road, Embsay, Skipton, BD23 6PN
Planning appeal 3290922 at Hill Top Barn Pasture Road, Embsay, Skipton, BD23 6PN (Yorkshire Dales) was dismissed on 1 April 2022 by Inspector Worthington E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed extension on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area.
a single storey rear extension and alterations
- Authority
- Yorkshire Dales
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Worthington E
- Postcode
- BD23 6PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed extension on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposal would cause less than substantial but considerable harm to the significance of the non-designated heritage asset and the character and appearance of the conservation area and national park, with no public benefits sufficient to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SP4Policy L1Policy L3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 176Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 203Paragraph 130
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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