Mulberry Farm, Butts Lane, Lumby, Selby, North Yorkshire, LS25 5JA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development within the Green Belt
• Whether there would be any other harm to the Green Belt
• Whether this is a suitable location for new housing
• The effect on the character and appearance of the area
• The effect on biodiversity
• Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing supply of available sites, combined with the site's status as previously developed land within the village settlement, means the adverse impacts relating to accessibility would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole.

The matters in favour of the proposal, including housing delivery on previously developed land and economic and social benefits to the village, outweigh the considerable weight against the proposal arising from its poor accessibility by non-car modes, with the adverse impacts not significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits under the Framework.