®Planning appeal decision
2a Mill Lane, York, YO31 7TE
without planning permission unauthorised material alteration of a three-storey building and basement deviating from planning permissions granted under applications referenced 18/01519/FUL & 22/02641/FUL
- Authority
- City of York Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Thompson F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including its effect on the setting of the Heworth/Heworth Green/East Parade Huntingdon Road Conservation Area
- the effect of the development on the setting of the Grade II listed building, 1 Mill Lane
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed building and Conservation Area caused by the incongruous appearance of the development could not be outweighed by the modest public benefits of housing delivery, as heritage protection policies in NPPF paragraph 11 footnote 7 provided a strong reason for refusal despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
the modest public benefits of five additional dwellings and economic activity were outweighed by the great weight required to be given to the conservation of the heritage assets and the less than substantial harm to their setting
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy D1, Policy D4, Policy D5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.