2 Britannia Drive, Moor Road, Filey, North Yorkshire, YO14 9GX

development of 5. No shepherd hut holiday homes with associated landscaping

Authority: Scarborough Borough Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Veevers A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers on Britannia and Turnberry, with particular regard to privacy and outlook
the character and appearance of the surrounding area, having regard to design, landscape and the site's countryside and coastal location
biodiversity, having regard to the Butcher Haven Site of Interest for Nature Conservation (SINC)

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the living conditions of occupiers at No. 2 Britannia Drive and No. 14 Turnberry Drive with regard to privacy from overlooking by the proposed shepherd huts outweighed the economic and tourism benefits of the development.

Framework references: 130, 174, 12, 15

Plan policies cited: Policy DEC4, Policy ENV6, Policy ENV7, Policy TOU4, Policy DEC1, Policy ENV5

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