Planning appeal decision
Newlands, High Casterton, Kirby Lonsdale, LA6 2SF
Planning appeal 3372720 at Newlands, High Casterton, Kirby Lonsdale, LA6 2SF (Yorkshire Dales) was dismissed on 1 December 2025 by Inspector Skelly C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.
for a single new dwelling
- Authority
- Yorkshire Dales
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Skelly C
- Postcode
- LA6 2SF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The site comprises a considerable gap between only two dwellings and does not constitute infilling or rounding off as required by the development plan, and the proposal would not preserve or enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the National Park.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1.1Policy CS1.2Policy CS3Policy C1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 49Paragraph 189
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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