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Dec 2022
Developers appeal Lamb and Flag housing plan refusal
Developers have appealed a council decision to refuse plans to build five houses at the Lamb and Flag pub in Bishop Monkton.
The proposal was tabled by Carol and Trevor Pawson for the 200-year-old pub, which also had a bed and breakfast.
Harrogate Borough Council rejected plans for the pub back in May.
Now, the developers have taken the refusal to the government’s Planning Inpsectorate, which deals with planning disputes.
As part of the plan, two houses would be created by converting the pub itself and another would be created at the barn next door.
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A further two homes would be built at the car park at the back of the pub.
However, council officials have refused the application on the grounds that “insufficient marketing” has been done to demonstrate that the pub could not be used for community use.
Officers added in a decision notice that two of the houses on the car park are outside the development limits.
In documents submitted to the government, the developers argued that the site was not viable for any community use.
It said:
A government planning inspector will make a decision on the plan at a later date.
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