Planning appeal decision
Jacks Barn, Gunnerfleet Farm, Ingleton, LA6 3AU
Planning appeal 3356215 at Jacks Barn, Gunnerfleet Farm, Ingleton, LA6 3AU (Yorkshire Dales) was dismissed on 5 June 2025 by Inspector Livingstone C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
conversion of barn to residential
- Authority
- Yorkshire Dales
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Livingstone C
- Postcode
- LA6 3AU
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SP4Policy L1Policy L2Policy L3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 216
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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