Field off Railer Bank, Mickley, HG4 3JF

change of use of agricultural field to a dog walking field, with associated gravel car parking area

Authority: North Yorkshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Cowley R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would provide an appropriate location for the proposed use, with particular regard to the relevant provisions of the development plan and its compatibility with neighbouring land uses
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties and the tranquillity of the National Landscape, with particular regard to noise disturbance

What decided it

The site's location adjacent to sheep grazing fields and proximity to dwellings in a tranquil National Landscape made it fundamentally unsuitable for a dog walking field due to unavoidable noise and disturbance to both livestock and neighbours.

Framework references: 191, 182

Plan policies cited: Policy HP7, Policy EC3, Policy GS6, Policy GS3, Policy HP4

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