West Croft, Day Ash Lane, Darley, Harrogate, HG3 2QR

Planning appeal 3297365 at West Croft, Day Ash Lane, Darley, Harrogate, HG3 2QR (Harrogate Borough Council *) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 21 October 2022 by Inspector Hainsworth D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that the dwelling, as built, has on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area.

Erection of a replacement dwelling otherwise than in accordance with the plans approved under permission 15/02361/FUL

Authority: Harrogate Borough Council *
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hainsworth D
Postcode: HG3 2QR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect that the dwelling, as built, has on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area

What decided it

The fallback position of completing the dwelling in accordance with the original permission, combined with the professional assessment that differences between the dwelling as built and as approved would have negligible or minor landscape and visual impact, meant the breach did not justify enforcement action.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GS6Policy NE4Policy HS7Policy HP3Policy HS8
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 126Paragraph 127Paragraph 128Paragraph 129Paragraph 130Paragraph 131Paragraph 132Paragraph 133Paragraph 134Paragraph 174Paragraph 176

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