Jacks Barn, Gunnerfleet Farm, Ingleton, LA6 3AU

conversion of barn to residential

Authority: Yorkshire Dales
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Livingstone C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development is in a suitable location having regard to the policies of the development plan and its effect on the character and appearance of the Yorkshire Dales National Park
the effect of the development on the significance of the building as a non-designated heritage asset
whether or not the development preserves the darkness of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Dark Sky Reserve (DSR)

What decided it

The development fails to accord with the development plan on three independent grounds: unsuitability of location and harmful effect on character and appearance of the National Park, considerable harm to the non-designated heritage asset, and failure to preserve the darkness of the Dark Sky Reserve.

Framework references: 216

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy SP4, Policy L1, Policy L2, Policy L3

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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