Mr M Scott, Bagby Airfield, Bagby, Thirsk, North - Hambleton District ...

a. The policy basis,
276. The statement omits the full words of Local Development Framework Policy
CP16 relating to the circumstances when schemes will not be supported. These
missing words are significant as they say, “Development or activities will not be
supported which: i. has a detrimental impact upon the interests of a natural or
man-made asset.” The interest in this case is the open agricultural landscape, a
man-made landscape but one which is largely open, and contains natural
features.
277. The FCPR statement although setting out in paragraph 1.1 to seek possible
enhancements to Bagby Airfield makes no reference to Policy DP31 Protecting
natural resources: biodiversity/nature conservation. This policy supports
proposals to restore or create new habitats where they would contribute to the
Biodiversity Action Plan and to the targets, priorities and enhancement proposals
of the RSS.
278. In the selective quotes from Policy DP32 General Design xviii is omitted.
This reads “design should seek to retain existing important species and habitats
and maximise opportunities for habitat enhancement, creation and management
in accordance with Policy DP31.
b. a baseline survey of receptors and their sensitivity
279. The Detailed Character Assessment for Character Area 7 – York Road
(FPCR report page 18) Agricultural omits reference to the prominence of the
airfield from Moor Lane. From this position the sloping part of the east west
runway and airfield buildings are the main built feature in the landscape.
280. At 4.19 of the same report considering the Easterly view from the public
footpath leading on to Bagby Lane reference is made to the glimpsed views in to
adjacent fields including pasture within Bagby Airfield, The glimpsed views from
Bagby Lane includes views of the main hangar ‘hangar B’ on plan in Appendix 4
the buildings of Bagby Airfield
281. Paragraph 4.21 of the report explains that from Viewpoints 9 and 10 views
of the buildings within Bagby Airfield are only available from a short stretch of the
A19. The views are achieved for about 300 metres, being the distance from the
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