Planning appeal decision
Land at Stackhouse Lane, Giggleswick, Settle, BD24 0DL
Planning appeal 3295101 at Land at Stackhouse Lane, Giggleswick, Settle, BD24 0DL (Yorkshire Dales) was dismissed on 15 November 2022 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the scheme would contribute to the sustainable delivery of housing needs in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Full planning permission for erection of 8 No. residential dwellings with associated landscaping and drainage works at land at Stackhouse Lane, Giggleswick, Settle BD24 0DL
- Authority
- Yorkshire Dales
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- BD24 0DL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the scheme would contribute to the sustainable delivery of housing needs in the Yorkshire Dales National Park
- the effect on the character and appearance of the locality and the designated landscape
What decided it
The proposal would conflict with the development plan by failing to deliver the balance of housing contribution to local needs intended by Policy C1 on an allocated site, and would cause considerable harm to the character and appearance of the National Park landscape.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy C1Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SP4Policy W2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 176Paragraph 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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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