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Dismissed9 July 20266004922

Three Hares Inn, Main Street, Bilbrough, YO23 3PH

Planning appeal 6004922 at Three Hares Inn, Main Street, Bilbrough, YO23 3PH (North Yorkshire Council) was dismissed on 9 July 2026 by Inspector C Harding, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is sufficient justification for the proposed change of use and the loss of a community asset with regard to viability and marketing.

change of use from sui generis to residential including internal and external alterations and creation of new parking area

Authority
North Yorkshire Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
C Harding
Postcode
YO23 3PH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether there is sufficient justification for the proposed change of use and the loss of a community asset with regard to viability and marketing

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate with sufficient certainty that the public house business was inherently unviable or that the property had been marketed on reasonable terms, thereby failing to justify the loss of a community asset contrary to Policy S3 and Policy SP14.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S3 of the Selby District Local Plan 2005Policy SP14 of the Selby District Core Strategy Local Plan 2013

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