®Planning appeal decision
Land at Woodland View, Flaxby, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 0RR
Outline application for up to 4 eco-custom self- build homes with all matters reserved
- Authority
- North Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Plenty B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site would be a suitable location for housing in consideration of local and national policies
- The effect of flooding on the proposed development
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect on the living conditions of future occupiers with respect to noise impacts
- The effect of the proposed development on protected species
- The effect of the proposal on agricultural land
What decided it
The cumulative and significant conflict with the development plan across location, flood risk, character and appearance, protected species and agricultural land was not outweighed by the benefits of self-build and eco-home provision.
the significant weight attributed to the shortfall in self-build housing provision and moderate weight given to the eco-homes benefit were of insufficient magnitude to outweigh the broad and significant conflict with the development plan regarding location, flooding, character and appearance, protected species and agricultural land
Framework references: 165, 174, 180, 186, 69, 2, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy GS2, Policy GS3, Policy CC1, Policy CC3, Policy HP3, Policy NE3, Policy NE4, Policy NE8, Policy HS3, Policy CC4, Policy HP4
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.