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Dismissed14 April 20253357141

Thistle Bout, Main Street, West Witton, N Yorks, DL8 4LX

Planning appeal 3357141 at Thistle Bout, Main Street, West Witton, N Yorks, DL8 4LX (Yorkshire Dales) was dismissed on 14 April 2025 by Inspector Tinsley F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Use of land as an allotment, including the erection of a shed and associated structures such as raised beds and compost bins

Authority
Yorkshire Dales
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Change of use
Inspector
Tinsley F
Postcode
DL8 4LX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Yorkshire Dales National Park

What decided it

The shed's visual prominence as an incongruous domestic structure in the landscape, its harmful effect on the distinctive stone wall boundary, and its visibility from the public footpath, which together conflict with the requirement for development to conserve and enhance the National Park's natural beauty and be informed by responsive design.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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