Planning appeal decision
1 Queens Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0HE
Planning appeal 3317035 at 1 Queens Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0HE (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 19 June 2023 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Harrogate Conservation Area.
Demolish a structurally defective garage to replace this with a purpose built home gym, games room and guest accommodation incidental to the enjoyment of the main dwelling
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- HG2 0HE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Harrogate Conservation Area
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to outlook, enclosure, and privacy
What decided it
The development would cause both less than substantial harm to the significance of the Harrogate Conservation Area through poor design that fails to respect its character, and significant harm to neighbouring living conditions through increased enclosure and loss of privacy, with no material considerations sufficient to outweigh these conflicts with the development plan and Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- HP2HP3HS8HP4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 16
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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