®Planning appeal decision
Bridge House, Biggin, LEEDS, LS25 6HJ
A) The unauthorised material change of use of all parts of two buildings and associated hardstanding to a commercial use for the repair and maintenance of vehicles, caravans and campers and associated commercial storage (Use Classes B2 and B8) without planning permission; B) Operational development of unauthorised extensions and alterations to parts of two buildings without the benefit of planning permission
- Authority
- North Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Merrett R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed vehicle repair and maintenance use on the living conditions of nearby residents, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- highway safety considerations
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside
What decided it
The unresolved risk of noise-related harm to the living conditions of nearby residents, absent any noise assessment, which the Inspector held would still outweigh the benefits even if highway and flood risk concerns were resolved.
significant weight given to harm to living conditions and to highway safety, together with the absence of a flood risk assessment, outweighed the limited economic and operational benefits of the development, and the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole
Framework references: 176
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy SP13, Policy SP15, Policy SP18, Policy SP19, Saved Policy ENV1, Saved Policy ENV2, Saved Policy T1, Saved Policy T2
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