Land off Flatts Bank, Gayles Lane, Ravensworth, Richmond, DL11 7ET

the construction of a new dwellinghouse

Authority: North Yorkshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Ashworth S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site lies in a suitable location for new residential development having regard to local and national planning policies and accessibility to local services and facilities, and whether the proposal is of exceptional quality having regard to Paragraph 80(e) of the National Planning Policy Framework

What decided it

The proposal fails to meet the very high test set by NPPF paragraph 80(e) for exceptional quality design and is contrary to Policy CP4 as the site lies outside the settlement boundary in an isolated location.

Framework references: 80

Plan policies cited: Policy SP2, Policy CP4, Policy CP2

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