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Allowed11 April 20243324994

Land Rear of Sunnydene Farm York Road, Cliffe, Selby, YO8 6NU

Planning appeal 3324994 at Land Rear of Sunnydene Farm York Road, Cliffe, Selby, YO8 6NU (Selby District Council *) was allowed on 11 April 2024 by Inspector Biggers P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate site for housing on the edge of Cliffe given the development plan policies.

demolition of former coal yard building and outline erection of two houses and garages served from private drive

Authority
Selby District Council *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Biggers P
Postcode
YO8 6NU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is an appropriate site for housing on the edge of Cliffe given the development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the countryside and surroundings on York Road
  • The effect of the proposed development on the protected willow tree on the southern boundary of the site

What decided it

The redevelopment of a vacant previously developed site bringing it into effective use for housing, combined with the removal of built form not in keeping with the village edge and modest housing supply benefits, outweighs the conflict with the spatial strategy in Policy SP2.

The conflict with Policy SP2 (spatial strategy restricting housing outside development limits) was outweighed by the material considerations of redevelopment of previously developed land (to which the Framework attaches substantial weight), the modest housing supply benefit, and the absence of substantive harm to character and appearance or the protected tree.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP2Policy SP10Policy SP15Policy SP18Policy SP19Policy ENV1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 124

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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