Platform Building, New Station Street, Leeds, LS1 4JB

Planning appeal 3261137 at Platform Building, New Station Street, Leeds, LS1 4JB (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 12 July 2021 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the siting and appearance of the development upon the character and appearance of the area, including the Leeds City Centre Conservation Area and the settings of nearby listed buildings.

NTQ Replacement GPDO Application for Proposed 5G (Fourth Generation) Equipment

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector: Russell M
Postcode: LS1 4JB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the siting and appearance of the development upon the character and appearance of the area, including the Leeds City Centre Conservation Area and the settings of nearby listed buildings

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the conservation area and listed building settings, and the significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, outweighed the economic and social benefits of improved 5G coverage.

the economic and social benefits of improved 5G coverage did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the conservation area and listed building settings, nor the significant harm to the character and appearance of the area

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy P10 (Design)Policy P11 (Conservation)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 196Paragraph 112

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