Eastfield, Feoffee Common Lane, Pocklington, York, YO42 1PG

Planning appeal 3347369 at Eastfield, Feoffee Common Lane, Pocklington, York, YO42 1PG (East Riding of Yorkshire Council) was dismissed on 29 January 2025 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the development, with regard to the Council's spatial strategy, the provision of tourism accommodation and the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

change of use of land for the siting of 5 no holiday lodges with associated works, including landscaping, excavation of a lake, erection of a staff facilities building and erection of a building for storage of bins and equipment

Authority: East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Cowley R
Postcode: YO42 1PG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the development, with regard to the Council's spatial strategy, the provision of tourism accommodation and the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The development fails to comply with the development plan policies governing countryside tourism development and highway safety, and the identified harm to rural character and highway safety cannot be outweighed by the modest economic benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S4Policy EC2Policy ENV1Policy ENV2Policy EC4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 88Paragraph 89

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