Controversial application on greenfield conservation area comes back in different form - GRUNDY FARM Carleton
Whilst we gleefully reported that the contentious application in Carleton had been withdrawn,
only a few days later it came back in a different form!
Grundy Farm - a greenfield site in near to the brownfield site owned by the developer is back on the agenda.
Application 2018/19559/FUL
This time for 6 executive homes (where are all these homeless executives needing new homes?)
However the number be it 6 or 21 is irrelevant. The applicant owns a brownfield site nearby and brownfield should be used first - particularly when the application site in in a conservation area and the application requires the demolition of a listed wall.
We've said it before and we'll say it again and again and again - we need affordable homes not executive homes and we need to develop brownfield land first and look after green fields especially in or around conservation areas.
Carleton - 'out with' development limits where a council can display 5.49yr housing supply plus buffer!
It's small yes but it's another one in a conservation area in Craven where once again we have checked the file, looked at the full history and found that the balance is tipped - the harm far outweighs any perceived benefits.
Open countryside, out with development limits, heritage assets, foot paths ... heard it all before?
Local residents have contacted CPRENorthYorkshire regularly regarding Carleton, we have to listen to them as they keep coming back. They report that there's also the outstanding issue of the application at Grundy Farm where a developer is trying to gain approval on a site within conservation area yet the same developer owns brownfield land in the same village with approved permission for 20+ housing. Apparently the developer will not provide the 24 homes outside the conservation area on brownfield land if the council approve the four executive homes in the conservation area.... can this really be true?
