Planning appeal decision
Land South of Barnaby Way, Off Wetherby Road, Boroughbridge, YO51 9GJ
Planning appeal 3320119 at Land South of Barnaby Way, Off Wetherby Road, Boroughbridge, YO51 9GJ (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 24 July 2023 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that varying the conditions would have on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby dwellings, with particular reference to noise and disturbance, and whether or not the conditions meet with the 6 tests set out in paragraph 56 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
Erection of two detached blocks of 8no. Class E(g)(ii) research and development and E(g)(iii) industrial uses and/or B8 storage and distribution units
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Wraight G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that varying the conditions would have on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby dwellings, with particular reference to noise and disturbance, and whether or not the conditions meet with the 6 tests set out in paragraph 56 of the National Planning Policy Framework
What decided it
The conditions are necessary to prevent harm to living conditions of adjoining residential properties from noise and disturbance, and all meet the six tests in NPPF paragraph 56.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HP4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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