For official use only (date received): 23/11/2020 09:49:20 The Planning Inspectorate COMMENTS ON CASE (Online Version) Please note that comments about this case need to be made within the timetable. This can be found in the notification letter sent by the local planning authority or the start date letter. Comments submitted after the deadline may be considered invalid and returned to sender. Appeal Reference: APP/E2734/W/20/3261729 DETAILS OF THE CASE Appeal Reference APP/E2734/W/20/3261729 Appeal By MOTO HOSPITALITY LIMITED Site Address Land Comprising Field at 435074 475842 Hutton Conyers Ripon North Yorkshire Grid Ref Easting: 435074 Grid Ref Northing: 475842 SENDER DETAILS Name MR GORDON GLEDSON Address Westfield Hutton Conyers Ripon Ripon HG4 5DY Company/Group/Organisation Name Hewick and Hutton Parish Council ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS In what capacity do you wish to make representations on this case? Appellant Agent Interested Party / Person Land Owner Rule 6 (6) What kind of representation are you making? Final Comments Proof of Evidence Statement Page 1 of 2 Statement of Common Ground Interested Party/Person Correspondence Other YOUR COMMENTS ON THE CASE Dear Sir, I am the chairman of Hewick and Hutton Parish Council. Rather than send in a representation covering points already submitted to you the Parish Council prefer to endorse the representation submitted to you by Sandra Shackleton of Hutton Grange Cottage, Hutton Moor, Ripon. Hewick and Hutton Parish Council therefore recommend REFUSAL of the appeal. Page 2 of 2 For official use only (date received): 24/11/2020 10:47:22 The Planning Inspectorate COMMENTS ON CASE (Online Version) Please note that comments about this case need to be made within the timetable. This can be found in the notification letter sent by the local planning authority or the start date letter. Comments submitted after the deadline may be considered invalid and returned to sender. Appeal Reference: APP/E2734/W/20/3261729 DETAILS OF THE CASE Appeal Reference APP/E2734/W/20/3261729 Appeal By MOTO HOSPITALITY LIMITED Site Address Land Comprising Field at 435074 475842 Hutton Conyers Ripon North Yorkshire Grid Ref Easting: 435074 Grid Ref Northing: 475842 SENDER DETAILS Name MR. GORDON GLEDSON Address Westfield Hutton Conyers Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 5DY Company/Group/Organisation Name Hewick and Hutton Parish Council ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS In what capacity do you wish to make representations on this case? Appellant Agent Interested Party / Person Land Owner Rule 6 (6) What kind of representation are you making? Final Comments Proof of Evidence Statement Page 1 of 2 Statement of Common Ground Interested Party/Person Correspondence Other YOUR COMMENTS ON THE CASE I am the chairman of Hewick and Hutton Parish Council. I understand that this appeal may be heard in conjunction with the appeal for an MSA at Kirby Hill in the same county. Kirby Hill residents have formed an organisation called RAMS (Residents Against Motorway Services). RAMS has submitted an extremely well researched and professionally laid out document KH/O1 dated 18th March 2020. They have clearly worked on this document for some considerable time and I give them full credit for their work and commitment. Having studied the document I am of the opinion that much of it, approximately 80 per cent, also applies to the appeal for a service area at junction 50 on the A1. My Parish Council is small and we do not have the resources nor the time to produce a similar document. I would therefore ask the appeal panel if they would take into consideration that much of the information in document KH/01 dated 18th March 2020 produced by RAMS also applies to the appeal for an MSA at junction 50. I give full acknowledgement and credit to RAMS for producing the document. Hewick and Hutton Parish Council hope that when all the representations and submissions have been considered that the appeal for an MSA at junction 50 will be REFUSED. Page 2 of 2 For official use only (date received): 16/11/2020 13:27:42 The Planning Inspectorate COMMENTS ON CASE (Online Version) Please note that comments about this case need to be made within the timetable. This can be found in the notification letter sent by the local planning authority or the start date letter. Comments submitted after the deadline may be considered invalid and returned to sender. Appeal Reference: APP/E2734/W/20/3261729 DETAILS OF THE CASE Appeal Reference APP/E2734/W/20/3261729 Appeal By MOTO HOSPITALITY LIMITED Site Address Land Comprising Field at 435074 475842 Hutton Conyers Ripon North Yorkshire Grid Ref Easting: 435074 Grid Ref Northing: 475842 SENDER DETAILS Name LADY HALINA GRAHAM Address Norton Conyers Hall Wath Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 5EQ ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS In what capacity do you wish to make representations on this case? Appellant Agent Interested Party / Person Land Owner Rule 6 (6) What kind of representation are you making? Final Comments Proof of Evidence Statement Statement of Common Ground Interested Party/Person Correspondence Page 1 of 2 Other YOUR COMMENTS ON THE CASE 1. This MSA will have a detrimental effect on the tourism of Ripon and Thirsk and detract from local businesses. It should not be forgotten that Junction 50 is the direct stepping off point from the A1(M) to the exceptional Norton Conyers Grade II listed late medieval manor house and gardens near Wath, winner of The Historic Houses Association & Sotheby's Restoration Award 2014. It will also impact on Ripon Cathedral, Newby Hall and Fountains Abbey and Lightwater Valley. 2. The Secretary of State rejected this site 8 years ago after a lengthy and costly public enquiry - nothing has changed since then and therefore this application will mean that more public money will be wasted in opposing this. The non-suitability of this site has therefore already been determined by a previous Appeal at the highest level. 3. The site has a water table relatively close to the surface a number of local farmers depend on bore holes to irrigate crops. Natural water could become contaminated by the development through surface water run-off. The site is at a significant distance from the nearest sewerage facilities and the hotel and amenity block will give rise to a significant sewerage load 4. The applicant draws attention to the creation of jobs for local people. However, as Thirsk and Ripon are the two towns closest to the development and have unemployment rates below the national average and the average for North Yorkshire it is unlikely that these will be local jobs. Moto representative admitted that employees were likely to come from Darlington (27km) and Middlesbrough (31km). 5. There is no sustainable transport for workers - only 13 car parking spaces for staff. The nearest bus stop is over 2 miles away. There are no footpath and the traffic is fast moving so it is unsafe to cycle. 6. Moto already owns 4 MSA locations on the A1(M) a further 5th location would strengthen Moto's monopoly discouraging healthy competition for fuel, shop, food and parking and service prices on this 39 mile stretch of the A1(M). Their current fuel, shop and food pricing is some of the highest in Northern England and gives motorists a very poor value for money. 7. Noise and light pollution, 24/7. Even though we live 4 miles away from the A1(M) we can hear its traffic noise. Moto admit that there will be some additional light pollution which is inappropriate for a rural area. Local areas approx. 25km away which look in this direction have been designated Dark Sky Discovery Sites and an increase in light pollution may have an impact. 8. The agricultural land on which they want to build is most "versatile and sustainable land with high quality soils and structure to support many types of crops". It is not low grade land as suggested by the applicant. 9. Moto now owns the site at Leeming Bar, Junction 51 which was considered suitable for a MSA and it has not yet developed it. Work is due to start at some time in the future making the Baldersby MSA unnecessary. 10. Also at Junction 51 is Exelby Services which offers fuel for cars and commercial vehicles, toilets and showers, shop, café which are open 24/7. It has parking overnight with security for 150 HGV's and free wi-fi in the lorry park. This again shows that there is no need for more such facilities at Junction 50. 11. Moto objected to an application for a MSA at Junction 50 by Refined Estates Limited in the previous planning enquiry in 2012. They stated that there was no need for an MSA at this location as it was only 17 miles away from Wetherby Services (which they own) . The logic and reasoning behind their objection to an MSA at Junction 50 is still relevant. 12. Harrogate Borough Council have rightly rejected this application on the grounds that it will damage and degrade a hitherto intact landscape. Page 2 of 2 For official use only (date received): 16/11/2020 14:39:33 The Planning Inspectorate COMMENTS ON CASE (Online Version) Please note that comments about this case need to be made within the timetable. This can be found in the notification letter sent by the local planning authority or the start date letter. Comments submitted after the deadline may be considered invalid and returned to sender. Appeal Reference: APP/E2734/W/20/3261729 DETAILS OF THE CASE Appeal Reference APP/E2734/W/20/3261729 Appeal By MOTO HOSPITALITY LIMITED Site Address Land Comprising Field at 435074 475842 Hutton Conyers Ripon North Yorkshire Grid Ref Easting: 435074 Grid Ref Northing: 475842 SENDER DETAILS Name SIR JAMES GRAHAM Address Norton Conyers Hall Norton Conyers RIPON HG4 5EQ ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS In what capacity do you wish to make representations on this case? Appellant Agent Interested Party / Person Land Owner Rule 6 (6) What kind of representation are you making? Final Comments Proof of Evidence Statement Statement of Common Ground Interested Party/Person Correspondence Other Page 1 of 3 YOUR COMMENTS ON THE CASE I, Sir James Graham Bt of Norton Conyers object to this proposal for the following reasons:- 1.