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THE planned building of nine new homes in a field off Fold Lane, Cowling, near Keighley, has been refused.
New Hall Properties (Eastern) 'permission in principle' application establishing whether development would be acceptable by North Yorkshire Council has been turned down.
In its single refusal reason, the council says the proposed nine homes development on the just under two acre site would 'not make effective and efficient use of the land'.
The agricultural land site is currently used for grazing and is within the Cowling Conservation Area.
An outline planning application for three new homes and allotments was refused three years ago.
In supporting documents with the application, New Hall points out recently approved housing schemes in Cowling, for nine, also off Fold Lane; a further nine, off Keighley Road, and eight at Laycock Fields and how it would be a 'meaningful contribution' to North Yorkshire's 'severe and acknowledged shortfall in housing'.
Cowling Parish Council objected to the scheme on grounds of poor access, overdevelopment and 'concerns of residents'.
All 32 local representations to North Yorkshire Council were against the proposal, and raised concerns over the proposed development being 'inappropriate' and would lead to 'urban sprawl'.
Concerns were also raised about recent 'significant housing growth' in the area, problems with parking and impact on roads in the area, as well as pressure on the primary school, healthcare services, infrastructure and waste collection.
Objectors also raised concerns about how the application was publicised and whether all affected residents were notified.
But, the delegated council planning officer report, while the location of the site and use of the land is considered acceptable, permission in principle is recommended for refusal on the single point of use of the site, in that the proposed nine dwellings is a 'substantial departure' from what council policy indicates should be around 25 dwellings.
There was no objection from highways to the scheme.
"The proposal would fail to make effective and efficient use of a site extending to approximately 0.799 hectares (just under two acres) and would not optimise the contribution the site could make towards meeting identified housing needs," says the report.
North Yorkshire Council currently has 2.27 years housing land supply when it should have five.
The five year housing land supply for the Craven area is 2,079 with most recent calculations putting the current number of deliverable supply of homes at 945 over the next five years.