®Planning appeal decision
Molescroft Farm Childrens Nursery Limited, Grange Way, Molescroft, Beverley, East Riding Of Yorkshire, HU17 9FS
erection of a children’s play barn in association with existing nursery business and associated parking and infrastructure, following demolition of the existing barn and horse walker
- Authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Cowley R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of similar uses within the nearby town centre
- protected species, with particular regard to great crested newts (GCN)
- the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal failed to demonstrate compliance with the sequential test and impact assessment requirements for large-scale leisure uses outside town centres, and failed to provide adequate evidence that protected species would not be harmed.
Framework references: 91, 94
Plan policies cited: Policy EC3, Policy EC1, Policy ENV5, Policy S4, Policy ENV1
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