®Planning appeal decision
1 Brandon Hall Cottages, Tarn Lane, Wike, Leeds, LS17 9JQ
the demolition of three houses and construction of one detached dwelling with detached garage, new vehicle access and gates without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref: 18/05715/FU, dated 2 November 2018
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dowsett J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The cumulative 40% increase in volume over the original buildings, combined with the greater visual impact on openness from principal views, means the proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not outweighed by any other considerations, and no very special circumstances were demonstrated.
Framework references: 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy N33 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review 2006, Saved Policy GB9 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review 2006, Policy HDG 3 of the Leeds City Council Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2012
Judgments cited: Turner v SSCLG & East Dorset Council [2016] EWCA Civ 466; R (on the application of Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) and others) v North Yorkshire County Council [2020] UKSC 3
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