Planning appeal decision
New Mill Farm, Thormanby, York, YO61 4NN
Planning appeal 3301152 at New Mill Farm, Thormanby, York, YO61 4NN (Hambleton District Council *) was allowed on 22 November 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that removing the conditions would have on the development strategy for the area.
construction of an anaerobic digestion and combined heat and power facility without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 14/01736/FUL, dated 12 November 2014
- Authority
- Hambleton District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
- Postcode
- YO61 4NN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that removing the conditions would have on the development strategy for the area
What decided it
The support given by the National Planning Policy Framework and Local Plan Policy RM6 to renewable energy proposals, combined with the modest traffic impacts and absence of material harm to living conditions, outweighed the Council's concern about loss of control over the nature of the operation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RM6Policy IC2Policy EG7Policy S5Policy E2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 158Paragraph 111
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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