Busk Hill Farm, Leavening To Gally Gap, Westow, Malton, YO60 7LS

demolition of agricultural buildings and the erection of one dwelling

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site would be a suitable location for a new dwelling having regard to national and local planning policies
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The adverse impacts of the isolated new dwelling's visual prominence, domestic appearance and landscape encroachment significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of a single self-build dwelling, such that the proposal did not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development and conflicted with the development plan.

The adverse impacts of granting planning permission significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of a single self-build dwelling in this isolated countryside location, assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole

Framework references: 83, 84, 135, 180

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy SP13, Policy SP16, Policy SP20

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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