®Planning appeal decision
Yewtree House, Main Street, Kelfield, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO19 6RG
Planning appeal 3314016 at Yewtree House, Main Street, Kelfield, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO19 6RG (Selby District Council *) was dismissed on 2 August 2023 by Inspector English D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
Construction of a single storey dwelling to replace existing building
- Authority
- Selby District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- English D
- Postcode
- YO19 6RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing having regard to development plan policies
- whether suitable means of vehicular access would be provided to serve the proposed dwelling
What decided it
The proposal's use of inappropriate and uncharacteristic external materials would result in a dwelling that appears incongruous and utilitarian in context, causing harm to the character and appearance of the area that outweighs the modest benefit of additional housing.
the modest benefit of creating an additional self-build dwelling in meeting housing needs was outweighed by the harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the use of inappropriate external materials
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP19 of the Selby District Core Strategy Local Plan (October 2013)Policy SP2 A (c) of the Core StrategyPolicy SP13 of the Core StrategyPolicy ENV1 of the Local PlanPolicy SP10 of the Core StrategyPolicy T1 of the Local PlanPolicy T2 of the Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 79Paragraph 105Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]
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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