Land to the East of Oughtershaw Hall, Oughtershaw, Buckden, , Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 5JR

Planning appeal 3316643 at Land to the East of Oughtershaw Hall, Oughtershaw, Buckden, , Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 5JR (Yorkshire Dales) was dismissed on 27 October 2023 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

Improvements to existing site access point and the construction of track on the land to the east of to Oughtershaw Hall, Oughtershaw, North Yorkshire, BD23 5JR

Authority: Yorkshire Dales
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Burnham T
Postcode: BD23 5JR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
Whether there is an agricultural justification for the track
The effect of the proposal on highway safety with regard to highways visibility and whether the wider network could accommodate the traffic generated
Whether the proposal would or could provide any ecological enhancement

What decided it

The proposal would have an adverse impact on the character and appearance of the area through the introduction of an overly engineered formal track and loss of dry stone walling, combined with insufficient agricultural justification and highway safety concerns, conflicting with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SP4Policy BE2Policy W2

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