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damage the environment (flora and fauna) it will also be less pleasing to
current residents in and around the proposed development site.
4. The gardens within the boundaries of Ravenscroft have many trees some of
which carry a tree preservation order. The impact of a new dwelling to the
size proposed will have a further negative impact upon the continued
sustainability of the wooded garden
5. There is an immediate impact of overshadowing existing properties should a
building be erected upon this land. The house placement will block sunrise
and morning sunshine to properties to the right (Ravenscroft itself, and
numbers 17 to 21 inclusive to some extent. It will completely overshadow in
the afternoon the two properties to the left (single storey dwellings numbers
13 and 11).
6. The Council would regard another installation of a driveway at this location
as questionable within Highways legislation and policy including
management and application of Health and Safety obligations.
7. Bilbrough has the existence of bats and the erection of any dwelling will
undoubtedly have a negative impact upon our environment and everything
must be done to safeguard where possible. Before any planning consent is
considered would like to see some environmental research in respect of this
site please as once the environment is changed it is lost forever.
8. The Old Posts,12 Back Lane are extremely anxious that more buildings and
hard landscaping areas on Back Lane, particularly on the more elevated
south side, will create problems with water drainage at both 12 Back lane
and also at other properties on the north side of Back Lane.
9. Limited infilling development is appropriate within the Green Belt and is
identified within PPG2 as appropriate development. The appeal statement
mentioned in the submitted report is considered earlier in this report. Whilst
the statement considers the above factors, the statement fails to provide a
clear concise and cogent case of very special circumstances and fails to
demonstrate that very special circumstance exist that would clearly outweigh
the substantial harm arising by the inappropriateness of the development.
The statement itself also fails to mention very special circumstances at all.
The proposal is therefore considered to be inappropriate development within
the Green Belt, which is harmful by definition and should not be permitted
unless there are very special circumstances to justify the development. It is
for the applicant to demonstrate what - if any - very special circumstances
exist to justify a proposal. Such circumstances have not been demonstrated
in this case and therefore the development is contrary to the guidance
contained in PPG2 and Policy GB2 of the Selby District Local Plan.
2. Report
2.1 Section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 states "if regard
is to be had to the development plan for the purpose of any determination to be
made under the planning Acts the determination must be made in accordance with
the plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise". The development plan
for the Selby District comprises the policies in the Selby District Local Plan (adopted
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