®Planning appeal decision
49 Northmoor Road, Huntington, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 9QN
Planning appeal 3322492 at 49 Northmoor Road, Huntington, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 9QN (City of York Council) was dismissed on 18 March 2024 by Inspector Harding C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would cause an unacceptable loss of employment land.
described on the application form as “demolish existing buildings and erect a terrace of four 2 bedroom apartments and a rear terrace of four 2 bedroom apartments and two 1 bedroom apartments, associated parking, ancillary buildings for refuse and cycle storage
- Authority
- City of York Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Harding C
- Postcode
- YO32 9QN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would cause an unacceptable loss of employment land
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers
What decided it
The cumulative harm from loss of employment land without adequate marketing evidence, poor design and cramped layout, and unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the substantial benefits of housing delivery on brownfield land.
The substantial benefits of providing ten homes on previously developed land within a settlement where five-year housing land supply cannot be demonstrated were outweighed by the significant harm from unjustified loss of employment land, harm to character and appearance, and failure to provide suitable living conditions, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ELP Policy EC2HNP Policy H1HNP Policy H4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 48Paragraph 60Paragraph 124Paragraph 135
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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