Planning appeal decision
Tree Tops, Clint Bank Lane, Clint, Harrogate, HG3 3DS
Planning appeal 3301652 at Tree Tops, Clint Bank Lane, Clint, Harrogate, HG3 3DS (Harrogate Borough Council *) was allowed on 6 January 2023 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would represent an acceptable replacement dwelling in the countryside.
retrospective planning application for additional storey extension, single storey side extension to east, porch to front door, continuation of stepped plinth to front elevation, single storey side/rear extension, second storey side/rear extension and partial demolition at ‘Tree Tops’ bungalow, Clint Bank Lane, Harrogate, HG3 3DS
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Burnham T
- Postcode
- HG3 3DS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would represent an acceptable replacement dwelling in the countryside
What decided it
The absence of harm to the underlying objectives of Policy HS7 (local distinctiveness, visual impact and landscape character protection) in this particular location with varied existing development, which the Inspector afforded significant weight to outweigh the conflict with the specific policy criterion regarding material enlargement.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HS7
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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