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Allowed8 September 20266009197

18 Finden Gardens, Hampsthwaite, Harrogate, HG3 2EN

Planning appeal 6009197 at 18 Finden Gardens, Hampsthwaite, Harrogate, HG3 2EN (North Yorkshire Council) was allowed on 8 September 2026 by Inspector A Caines, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

Construction of a two-bedroom, two-storey detached house

Authority
North Yorkshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
A Caines
Postcode
HG3 2EN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the development would provide satisfactory living conditions for its occupiers, with particular regard to the quality of the garden space

What decided it

The substantial weight afforded to housing delivery and the presumption in favour of development within settlements under Policies S3 and S4 of the Framework outweighed the limited harm to living conditions from the constrained garden space.

The substantial benefits of providing an additional dwelling in a sustainable location, contributing to housing supply at a time of significant shortfall, and securing a self-build dwelling outweighed the limited harm to living conditions arising from the quality and configuration of the proposed garden space.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HP3Policy HP4

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