®Planning appeal decision
Land at The Old Mill, Mill Lane, Cloughton, Scarborough, YO13 0AB
Planning appeal 3312825 at Land at The Old Mill, Mill Lane, Cloughton, Scarborough, YO13 0AB (Scarborough Borough Council *) was dismissed on 23 January 2024 by Inspector Underwood G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the quality of the proposed design would be sufficiently high as to outweigh the presumption against development in this location.
the erection of 1 No dwelling (revised scheme to 21/01229/FL)
- Authority
- Scarborough Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Underwood G
- Postcode
- YO13 0AB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the quality of the proposed design would be sufficiently high as to outweigh the presumption against development in this location
- The effect the development would have on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal fails to meet the Framework exception for isolated homes in the countryside by not demonstrating exceptional design quality, and would harm the character and appearance of the area by eroding the undeveloped countryside between settlements and appearing as an intrusive feature in the landscape.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SH1Policy HC2Policy ENV6Policy DEC1Policy EN7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 139Paragraph 124Paragraph 70Paragraph 96Paragraph 60
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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