®Planning appeal decision
The East House, Land Adjacent, Great Smeaton Church Track, Great Smeaton , North Yorkshire, DL6 2EP
construction of one highly energy efficient self build dwelling, with integral garage and gardens utilising existing access and drive
- Authority
- North Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cowley R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the integrity of European sites, with particular regard to nutrient neutrality
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Great Smeaton Conservation Area and the setting of the Grade II listed buildings known as East House, Church of St Eloy and The Old Rectory
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of private external amenity space and privacy
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to outlook and privacy
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate with sufficient scientific certainty that the proposal would not have an adverse effect on the integrity of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar site due to inadequate information about the package treatment plant's nitrogen output and the resulting uncertainty over whether purchased nutrient credits would adequately mitigate nutrient loading.
Plan policies cited: Policy E3, Policy HG5, Policy E1, Policy E2, Policy E5
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