Planning appeal decision
Beckwith Cottage Farm, Beckwith Head To Beckwith Cottage, Beckwith, North Yorkshire, HG3 1QQ
Planning appeal 3304728 at Beckwith Cottage Farm, Beckwith Head To Beckwith Cottage, Beckwith, North Yorkshire, HG3 1QQ (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 28 November 2022 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not, having regard to the development plan and national planning policy, the appeal site is an appropriate location for development of the nature proposed.
siting of 2 no holiday accommodation pods
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones H
- Postcode
- HG3 1QQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not, having regard to the development plan and national planning policy, the appeal site is an appropriate location for development of the nature proposed
- The effects of the development upon the character and appearance of the area and the local landscape
What decided it
The site's location in open countryside without adequate access to services and facilities, combined with the isolated siting of the pods creating visual harm to the landscape character, rendered the development contrary to the development plan and unsustainable.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EC7Policy EC4Policy GS5Policy GS3Policy NE4Policy HP3Policy NE8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 85
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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