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Dismissed1 May 20253360696

Land To South Of Low Moor Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT

Planning appeal 3360696 at Land To South Of Low Moor Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT (City of York Council) was dismissed on 1 May 2025 by Inspector Scott A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

proposed replacement dwelling

Authority
City of York Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Scott A
Postcode
YO26 8JT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on placemaking and landscaping
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would harm the openness of the Green Belt through its visual and spatial effects and would not preserve the essential characteristics of permanence and openness, and the fallback Class Q permission does not amount to very special circumstances to justify the inappropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
GB1D1D2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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