Planning appeal decision
Land East of 1-4 West View, Borrowby, YO7 4AW
Planning appeal 3295310 at Land East of 1-4 West View, Borrowby, YO7 4AW (Hambleton District Council *) was dismissed on 3 November 2022 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the appeal site would be harmful to the character and appearance of the area having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan.
a residential development for up to 5 Dwellings, including Access, with all other matters reserved
- Authority
- Hambleton District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the appeal site would be harmful to the character and appearance of the area having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan
- Whether the proposal would provide a suitable housing mix with regards to size, type and tenure
- Whether the proposal would make suitable provisions for affordable housing
What decided it
The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the area by introducing residential development into open agricultural land that forms a valuable transition between the village edge and wider countryside, contrary to Policies S1, S5 and HG5 of the Hambleton Local Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S3Policy S5Policy HG3Policy HG5
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision 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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