Planning appeal decision
Land Comprising Field at 434461 456048, Cass Lane, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 8JZ
Planning appeal 3311786 at Land Comprising Field at 434461 456048, Cass Lane, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 8JZ (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 22 June 2023 by Inspector Brooker M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
erection of stables and provision of hardstanding
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Brooker M
- Postcode
- HG5 8JZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Special Landscape Area
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would result in inappropriate development in the Green Belt with a moderate loss of openness and harm to character and appearance, and the material considerations advanced by the appellant do not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GS4Policy NE4Policy HP3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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