Planning appeal decision
New Laithe, Chapel House, Kilnsey, Skipton, BD23 5PR
Planning appeal 3358556 at New Laithe, Chapel House, Kilnsey, Skipton, BD23 5PR (Yorkshire Dales) was allowed on 29 May 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, following a hearing.
Change of use from a mixed use of Sui Generis and C1 (shoot lodge and accommodation) to a mixed use of Sui Generis and C1 (shoot lodge with accommodation and short term holiday let)
- Authority
- Yorkshire Dales
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- BD23 5PR
What decided it
The Authority's refusal would still have occurred on separate, reasonably held planning judgement grounds (sustainability and shoot viability) even absent its error on the use classification, so no wasted expense resulted.
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