®Planning appeal decision
Old School House, Hillam Road, Gateforth, SELBY, YO8 9LQ
described in the appeal form as “Outline planning application for the erection of a new affordable dwelling (all matters reserved)
- Authority
- North Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cowley R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide a suitable location for housing, with particular regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the provision of affordable housing
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would provide a biodiversity net gain
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the proposal meets identified local affordable housing need through a local housing needs survey, combined with the significant harm to character and appearance, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
The adverse impacts of the proposal, comprising development plan conflict and harm to character and appearance, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and modest economic contribution, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 49, 11, 187, 82, 135, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy SP2, Policy SP10, Policy SP18, Policy SP19, Policy ENV1, Policy SG2, Policy HG2, Policy HG1, Policy HG8, Policy SG1
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.