®Planning appeal decision
The Crooked Billet, Castle Hill To The Rein, Saxton, North Yorkshire, LS24 9QN
‘Container for use as farm shop with ancillary café and removal of existing container from the land (part retrospective) (revised scheme)’
- Authority
- North Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the green belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the setting of designated heritage assets
- Whether the proposal would include suitable provision of car parking to maintain highway safety
- Whether the appeal site represents a suitable location for the proposed development
- Whether any harm to the green belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt harmful by definition, combined with further harm to heritage assets, character and appearance, highway safety and location, with no very special circumstances or sufficient public benefits presented to justify approval.
Framework references: 154, 155, 212, 213, 215, 135, 180, 115, 89, 153
Plan policies cited: SP3, SP18, SP19, ENV1, T1, T2
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.