®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed27 November 20253372604
Land adjacent to The Birches, Main Street, Wheldrake, York, YO19 6AH
‘1 no proposed dwelling’
- Authority
- City of York Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Tinsley F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- if inappropriate, whether it would affect the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the setting of the Wheldrake Conservation Area
- 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 necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt resulting in a loss of openness and encroachment into countryside, and the other considerations do not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.
Framework references: 154, 142, 153, 129, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy D1, Policy D2
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.