®Planning appeal decision
Callumdale, Lunnsfield Lane, Fairburn, Knottingley, WF11 9LE
outline application concerning the erection of four detached dwellings
- Authority
- North Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Armstrong N
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 relevant development plan policies, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupiers, with particular reference to the provision of outdoor amenity space
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to openness and character, and this harm would not be clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing delivery in the absence of a five-year supply.
The harm to the Green Belt (substantial weight), character and appearance (significant weight), and living conditions (significant weight) was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits during construction and occupation, and redevelopment of previously developed land (limited weight), therefore very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 154, 155, 156, 157
Plan policies cited: Policy SP2, Policy SP3, Policy SP19, Policy ENV1
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.