Planning appeal decision
Builders Yard North Of The Gables, Main Street, Asselby, Eat Yorkshire, DN14 7HB
Planning appeal 3359600 at Builders Yard North Of The Gables, Main Street, Asselby, Eat Yorkshire, DN14 7HB (East Riding of Yorkshire Council) was dismissed on 21 July 2025 by Inspector Skelly C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on a European Protected Species (bats).
proposed replacement builders yard storage building for existing plant and materials (including demolition of existing building)
- Authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Skelly C
- Postcode
- DN14 7HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on a European Protected Species (bats)
What decided it
The absence of adequate survey information to establish that the proposed demolition would not significantly harm bats, a European Protected Species, meant the development conflicted with Policy ENV4 of the Local Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV4
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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