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The Landscape Assessment of the district prepared in 1999 to support the emerging Local
Plan refers to the number of country mansions in this area and Scarthingwell, although the
local manor associated has gone, makes a distinctive contribution to the landscape.
Policy ENV9 of the RSS would seek to conserve historic parks and gardens, to enhance
their character and reinforce distinctiveness. The local plan policy is intended to ensure
that the remaining parkland is protected. In this respect it is noted the important features
within the park would be retained and that the building would occupy the area already
occupied by buildings, and, or, hard-standing. The proposal would therefore not harm the
setting, character and amenity of the Locally Important Historic Park and thus would not be
contrary to Policy ENV16 of the Local Plan.
5. Effect on Local Amenity
The nearest residential property to the site is Scarthingwell View (The Old Headmaster’s
House), to the south west. The occupant of this property has objected on grounds
including loss of privacy, overlooking and light pollution as a result of the proposed building
being brought closer to his property. The part of the proposed building closest to this
neighbour would be single and two-storey with the nearest two storey element being some
23m away from the dweling. In view of these distances and the intervening boundaries, it
is not considered that this relationship would significantly detract from the amenity of the
occupier of Scarthingwell View.
There are no other residential neighbours that may be affected by the proposal.
6. Highway Safety
Under Policy T2 development proposals which would result in the creation of a new
access or the intensification of use of an existing access should be permitted provided that
there would be no detriment to highway safety. The proposal would not result in the
creation of a new access and therefore the only consideration is whether the use would, by
virtue of intensifying the use of the existing access, be detrimental to highways safety. In
this respect the comments made by the objectors are noted.
The application information states that the maximum number of staff on duty would
increase from 19 to 23 as a result of this proposal. The change from a 50 bed nursing
home to a 50 bed care home with 15 close care apartments coupled with this minor
increase in the number of staff is not considered to have any material effects on traffic
generation and thus highway safety implications.
It is understood that there are no fixed visiting times so there is thus unlikely to be any
peaks in visitor flows that might impact on the network.
The Highway Authority has not raised any objection to the proposal and it is concluded
that the proposal would not be detrimental to highway safety and would comply with local
plan Policy T2.
7. The Relative Sustainability of the Development
The Core Approach of the RSS would see the Principal Towns as the main local focus for
new development (Policy YH5). In Selby District, Selby town itself is the sole designated
principal town.
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