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2.10.5 At a regional level the RSS Policy ENV10 requires that “Plans,
strategies, investment decisions and programmes should safeguard
and enhance the following landscapes and related assets of regional,
sub-regional and local importance”.
2.10.6 In addition, Paragraph 58 of the NPPF states that decisions should aim
to ensure that developments are visually attractive as a result of good
architecture and appropriate landscaping.
2.10.7 The application is in an outline form with “landscaping” to be agreed at
reserved matters stage. Landscaping covers the treatment of private
and public spaces to enhance and protect the site’s amenity through
hard and soft measures, for example through planting of trees and
hedges or screening by fences and walls.
2.10.8 Given the site is on the edge of Sherburn village then it is considered
that there is a clear need for a defined boundary to the site to the open
countryside to the south in line with Policy ENV20 of the Local Plan.
The supporting documentation states that across the two sites (100
units and 498 units) 9.35 hectares is dedicated to the creation of green
infrastructure that includes the delivery of high quality areas of public
open space, including community woodland, green corridors providing
leisure and footpath routes that link to the wider countryside, new areas
of structural landscaping and a sustainable drainage system. As
already noted this application relates to only part of the SHB/1B
allocation and the Landscape Plan does show a planting belt along the
eastern boundary of this part of the site and there is scope for this to
continue along the remainder of the eastern boundary which falls
outside the application site which ensure linkages to the wider area and
a landscape setting to the development.
2.10.9 The illustrative Landscape Master Plan (Figure 8.16) shows the areas
of open space, woodland planting and hedgerow planting much of
which is considered to screen and assist in assimilating the site into the
existing settlement. The plan indicates that structural planting would
be planted alongside the link road to the south east and part of the
northern boundary of the site. It should be noted that landscaping does
not form part of the outline application and as such although the
indicative details appear acceptable this will need to be subject of
further consideration through the use of a condition and/ or to be
considered as part of the reserved matters submissions. Therefore, it
is recommended that any permission granted is subject to a condition.
2.10.10 Having given regard to the above, it is considered that the scheme is
capable of being acceptable at reserved matters stage having had
regard to the indicative landscaping as shown on the submitted plans,
subject to conditions, in accordance with Policies ENV20, ENV21(A)
and SHB/1B of the Selby District Local Plan as well as Policy ENV10 of
the RSS and the approach outlined in the NPPF.
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