®Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of Hill Top View, Hill Top Lane, Pannal, HG3 1QG
Planning appeal 3301603 at Land to the East of Hill Top View, Hill Top Lane, Pannal, HG3 1QG (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 9 December 2022 by Inspector Dowsett J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new residential development having regard to the development plan and, in particular, whether the proposal constitutes an example of exceptional quality and outstanding design.
Proposed new build dwelling with associated access and hard and soft landscaping and alterations to land levels
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dowsett J
- Postcode
- HG3 1QG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new residential development having regard to the development plan and, in particular, whether the proposal constitutes an example of exceptional quality and outstanding design
- The effect of the proposal on the safe operation of the highway in the vicinity of the appeal site
What decided it
The proposal fails to meet either limb of the NPPF paragraph 80(e) exception for isolated homes in the countryside, as it is neither truly outstanding in design nor would it significantly enhance its immediate setting, and therefore conflicts with the development plan policies restricting development outside settlement limits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GS1Policy GS2Policy GS3Policy HP3Policy NE4Policy TI1Policy HP4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 80
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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