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Allowed1 November 20233326057

Simpson House, Windsor Court, Clarence Drive, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2PE

Planning appeal 3326057 at Simpson House, Windsor Court, Clarence Drive, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2PE (Harrogate Borough Council *) was allowed on 1 November 2023 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO with regard to adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses.

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Authority
Harrogate Borough Council *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Teasdale N
Postcode
HG1 2PE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO with regard to adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses

What decided it

The Internal Daylight and Sunlight Study, conducted using industry-standard BRE methodology and verified by the Inspector's site observations, demonstrated that all habitable rooms would meet or exceed minimum daylight and sunlight requirements despite the proximity of trees on the embankment.

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