Manor Farm, Main Street, Womersley, North Yorkshire, DN6 9AY

Planning appeal 3321128 at Manor Farm, Main Street, Womersley, North Yorkshire, DN6 9AY (Selby District Council *) was dismissed on 27 February 2024 by Inspector Kempton N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the Framework.

Temporary use of land for the stationing of two static caravans for up to five years (retrospective)

Authority: Selby District Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
Inspector: Kempton N
Postcode: DN6 9AY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the Framework
if the proposal is inappropriate, the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Womersley Conservation Area
if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing harm to openness and the Conservation Area, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to justify approval.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: SP2SP3ENV25SP18SP19
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 155Paragraph 208

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