Harrogate Council recommends approval, Leeds City Council objects strongly to a proposal at Harrogate Road, Stockheld near Wetherby!

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?

http://www.cprenorthyorkshire.co.uk/news/current-news2/item/2459-you-can-take-a-horse-to-water-but-you-simply-cannot-make-it-drink-or-you-can-grant-all-the-planning-permissions-you-like-but-right-now-you-cannot-make-developers-build

Another application following the current trend of trying gain approval of sites through DM applications based on the lack of 5 year supply basis prior to the Examination in Public for the Harrogate district - this is another site which was considered by the council call for sites and then thrown out having been assessed by the SA!

A copy of our objection can be found below

When will someone join up the dots and recognise this trend

Apply for planning permission, promise to build a solid quota of affordable homes then apply to half the number of the homes we really need?

http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/16085472.Developer_moves_step_closer_to_starting_work_on_Wyvern_Park_housing_and_business_park_for_Skipton/

http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/16069760.Skipton_Wyvern_Park_developer_set_to_get_proposed_changes_to_mixed_housing_and_business_scheme_agreed_next_week/

CPRENY beleive that this site should be subject to an EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) and that the applicant should present the local authority with an appropriate Environmental Statement.

A P P L I C A T I O N   W I T H D R A W N    29 MARCH 2018

Both the Telegraph and the Independent recently reported that planning permissions have been granted for 420-423k homes.

CPRENY following representations from local people and members of the charity have today responded to a further application in Ingleton.

In the words of a District Councillor; "Enough is Enough

In Planning Resource this week, the following was reported

Council facing Javid local plan intervention rejects extra housing allocations

Following concerns raised by local residents, CPRENY has examined the planning application at Whinney Lane and submitted their comment.

Will the current onslaught ever end?  Harrogate is a beautiful place - which is probably why it is being targetted but once it has been destroyed by over development of large housing estates - will this beautiful town still be a thriving town  surrounded by stunning countryside 

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transport/residents-trapped-in-pannal-as-traffic-grinds-to-a-halt-1-8983429

CPRENY have objected to an outline planning application in Hampsthwaite to build up to 80 dwellings in the conservation village near the Nidderdale AONB.

stop press .....REFUSED!