4 Belvedere Mount, Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 7ED

Planning appeal 3266131 at 4 Belvedere Mount, Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 7ED (Leeds City Council) was allowed on 29 June 2021 by Inspector Cragg D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the loss of a family sized dwelling on the wider need to provide a housing balance within the area, considering in particular the area's character, community cohesion and car parking.

change of use on a 4-bed mid-terraced house from C3 to C4. Development includes: no additional bedrooms; a new bicycle shelter (4 bikes); an additional shower facility; an additional toilet facility; refurb includes replacing the kitchen, installing fire doors, a re-wire and additional sound proofing

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Cragg D
Postcode: LS11 7ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the loss of a family sized dwelling on the wider need to provide a housing balance within the area, considering in particular the area's character, community cohesion and car parking

What decided it

The majority of properties on Belvedere Mount and adjacent streets would remain in residential occupation and the proposal would not result in a high concentration of HMOs in the immediate vicinity, satisfying Policy H6 A)(iii) and (v).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP1 of the Leeds Core Strategy (as amended by the Core Strategy selective review 2019)Policy H6 A) of the Leeds Core Strategysaved Policy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)

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