One new house at Land at West End, Long Preston

“The permission in principle (PIP) consent route is an alternative way of obtaining planning permission for housing development which separates the consideration of matters of principle for a proposed development from the technical details of the development.”

“The scope of this permission in principle application is limited to location, land use and amount of development. Only issues relevant to these ‘in principle’ matters should be considered at this stage. Other matters can only be considered at the technical details consent stage. It is not possible for conditions to be attached to a grant of permission in principle, and its terms may only include the site location, the type of development and amount of development.”

“The application relates to an area of land located to the south of the A65, at the western end of Long Preston. The application site is accessed via a single lane track from the A65. The ground level falls from north to south within the site, resulting in a sloping site.”

“The site is bounded by a residential dwelling to the east, the A65 to the north, a field to the north west, and an access track to the south west with a railway line beyond.”

“It is considered that the proposal for 1no. dwelling would meet the locational requirements of Policy C1 of the adopted Local Plan and Policy C1 of the draft Local Plan, subject to the applicants entering into a legal agreement to ensure the occupancy is restricted to local occupancy as set out in Appendix 5 of the Local Plan as part of any subsequent application for Technical Details Consent.”

“Therefore, the proposal for the 1no. dwelling is considered, on balance, to be acceptable in respect of location, land use and amount, in accordance with Policies SP1 and C1 of the Yorkshire Dales Local Plan (2015-2030) and Policies CP1 and C1 of the emerging Local Plan (2025-2040).”

“Paragraph 49 of the NPPF states that weight can be given to the policies in emerging plans, depending on the stage of preparation of the plan, the extent to which emerging policy aligns with the NPPF, and the extent of unresolved objections to the emerging Plan. In this instance, the emerging Local Plan is at an advanced stage of preparation.”

“It is acknowledged that the proposal conflicts with the current Plan but any harm arising from the proposal (in respect of the application of the spatial strategy and the need to restrict development outside of identified settlements) is considered to be extremely limited given the locational characteristics of the site being within an established group of dwellings, and due to the modest nature of the proposal for 1no. dwelling.”

“- The single track access between Moor Fields and Greystones is not suitable for the amount of traffic required to access the proposed property. - Impact on public safety in respect of elderly residents wanting to come and go from their carpark and people walking along the access track…”

“- There are no passing places along the access track - Potential impact for emergency vehicle's, deliveries, domestic refuse collection. - This area needs to be accessed by British Rail - Impact on trees and wildlife - Loss of a view…”

“C/52/747/PIP – Permission in principle for the erection of a new house together with landscaping land at West End, Long Preston (GR:382857,458548)”

“Decision: That Permission in Principle be Granted.”