Planning appeal decision
Adjacent to Railway and B6479, Stainforth Road, Langcliffe, North Yorkshire, BD24 9LT
Planning appeal 3326572 at Adjacent to Railway and B6479, Stainforth Road, Langcliffe, North Yorkshire, BD24 9LT (Yorkshire Dales) was dismissed on 2 July 2024 by Inspector Lancaster K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the landscape and scenic beauty of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
the erection of two field shelters and food storage bin
- Authority
- Yorkshire Dales
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Lancaster K
- Postcode
- BD24 9LT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the landscape and scenic beauty of the Yorkshire Dales National Park
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard the setting of the Settle-Carlisle Railway Conservation Area
- the effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The development introduces built structures into a largely undeveloped pastoral landscape within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, failing to conserve or enhance its landscape and scenic beauty, which must be given great weight under paragraph 182 of the Framework and the statutory purposes of National Parks.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP2Policy SP4Policy L1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 182Paragraph 205Paragraph 208Paragraph 115
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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