Planning appeal decision
Store Rear Of 2 College Street , College Road And College Street Rear, Harrogate , North Yorkshire, HG2 0AH
Planning appeal 3343446 at Store Rear Of 2 College Street , College Road And College Street Rear, Harrogate , North Yorkshire, HG2 0AH (Harrogate Borough Council *) was dismissed on 15 August 2024 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby dwellings with regard to overlooking.
the conversion of existing coach house (storage use) to single dwelling (revised)
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wraight G
- Postcode
- HG2 0AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby dwellings with regard to overlooking
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for its future occupiers with regard to outlook
What decided it
The proposed dwelling would fail to provide acceptable living conditions for its future occupiers with regard to outlook, conflicting with Policy HP4 of the Local Plan and the Framework's requirement for high standards of amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HP4Policy GS2Policy GS3
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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