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Dismissed28 November 20233315664

Balne Moor Lodge, Balne Moor Road, Balne, DN14 0EL

Planning appeal 3315664 at Balne Moor Lodge, Balne Moor Road, Balne, DN14 0EL (Selby District Council *) was dismissed on 28 November 2023 by Inspector Gee R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the effect on openness.

change of use of HGV trailer service workshop and associated yard to dwelling. Adjacent garden to Balne Moor Lodge to be used as garden for dwelling

Authority
Selby District Council *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Gee R
Postcode
DN14 0EL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the effect on openness
  • whether an appropriate location for development having regard to the development plan policies and its countryside location and accessibility
  • whether a safe and suitable access is capable of being provided
  • whether the proposed development would be provided with adequate means of drainage
  • whether the development would provide for a suitable living environment for future residents, with particular regard to contamination
  • the effect of the proposed development on ecology and protected species

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate that the development would not have adverse effects on ecology and protected species, combined with the unsuitable location in isolated countryside with poor accessibility, meant that even under the tilted balance the harms significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.

The benefits of housing supply and limited economic benefits were outweighed by the adverse impacts of locating an isolated dwelling in an unsustainable countryside location with poor accessibility and unresolved ecological impacts on protected species.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1 of the Selby District Core Strategy 2013Policy SP2 of the Selby District Core Strategy 2013Policy SP3 of the Selby District Core Strategy 2013Policy SP15 of the Selby District Core Strategy 2013Policy SP18 of the Selby District Core Strategy 2013Policy H12 of the Selby District Local Plan Part 1 2005Policy ENV1 of the Selby District Local Plan Part 1 2005Policy ENV2 of the Selby District Local Plan Part 1 2005Policy T1 of the Selby District Local Plan Part 1 2005Policy T2 of the Selby District Local Plan Part 1 2005
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 80Paragraph 150

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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