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Dismissed30 September 20266010112

Balne Moor Coarse Fishery, Balne Moor Road, Balne, DN14 0EU

Planning appeal 6010112 at Balne Moor Coarse Fishery, Balne Moor Road, Balne, DN14 0EU (North Yorkshire Council) was dismissed on 30 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development complies with relevant policies within the development plan and within the Framework which control housing in rural areas.

change of use of land (including the existing caravan currently used as a welfare unit) to residential use (C3) to provide a management dwelling associated with the operation of Balne Moor Course Fisheries

Authority
North Yorkshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
DN14 0EU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development complies with relevant policies within the development plan and within the Framework which control housing in rural areas

What decided it

The instruction provided by Framework policy HO11 that isolated homes in the countryside should only be provided in certain exceptional circumstances is a very strong one, and the proposal's failure to demonstrate an essential need for a rural worker dwelling means it substantially outweighs the development's benefits when assessed against the Framework's national decision-making policies.

The modest contribution to housing supply (2.6 years' supply demonstrated) and the use of previously developed land were substantially outweighed by the conflict with the policy approach to the spatial distribution of housing and the very strong instruction in Framework policy HO11 that isolated homes in the countryside should only be provided in exceptional circumstances, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development indicated the development should be refused.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H12 of the Selby District Local PlanPolicy SP2 of the Selby District Core Strategy Local PlanPolicy SP13 of the Selby District Core Strategy Local Plan

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