Maplefields, 5 Laburnum Farm Close, Hessay, York, YO26 8LG

Planning appeal 3372412 at Maplefields, 5 Laburnum Farm Close, Hessay, York, YO26 8LG (City of York Council) was allowed on 2 December 2025 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan policies.

Erection of outbuilding

Authority: City of York Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Martinson P
Postcode: YO26 8LG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan policies
the effect of the proposal upon the openness of the Green Belt
whether the 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 23% increase in volume, when considered against the low roof forms and the property's location within the built-up settlement area, does not constitute a disproportionate addition and therefore falls within the exception for extensions under NPPF paragraph 154(c).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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