®Planning appeal decision
Lady Flat Farm, Lady Flat Lane, Colton, Tadcaster, LS24 8ES
conversion of existing buildings into two dwellings
- Authority
- North Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cross D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including with regard to the re-use of buildings and the development of grey belt land (with due regard to whether the site is in a sustainable location)
- Biodiversity Net Gain
- Would any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, 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 is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to meet any of the exceptions, and the moderate benefits do not constitute very special circumstances to justify approval.
The moderate weight given to housing supply and bringing a vacant building into productive use does not clearly outweigh the substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt and the significant harm from poor sustainability of location and lack of BNG evidence
Framework references: 154, 155, 110, 115
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy SP3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.