®Planning appeal decision
Grantley Hall, Grantley, RIPON, North Yorkshire, HG4 3ET
1) without planning permission, change of use of the land to a mixed use as a hotel and for the use for helicopter landings and take-offs; and 2) Operational development as indicated on the attached plan in blue consisting of the construction of a helipad, block paving with built in lights and hard surfaced access path
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rogers B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of noise and disturbance of helicopter flights to and from the site on the historic and natural environment and on nearby residents
- Whether there are benefits to the use which outweigh any identified harm
- The impact of the helipad on the setting of Grantley Hall and its gardens
What decided it
The strict operational controls set out in the Helipad Aviation Summary Report, particularly the limitation to 72 annual visits with defined flight paths avoiding sensitive areas, would ensure that helicopter operations would not unduly harm the historic and natural environment or residential amenity in this highly sensitive location.
Plan policies cited: Policy HP4, Policy HP2, Policy GS6, Policy NE3, Policy EC2, Policy EC7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.