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Dismissed18 August 20213272075

Land Adjacent to the the Former Swan With Two Necks, Raglan Road, Leeds, LS6 2PB

Planning appeal 3272075 at Land Adjacent to the the Former Swan With Two Necks, Raglan Road, Leeds, LS6 2PB (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 18 August 2021 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

6nr two bedroom flats

Authority
Leeds City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Burnham T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the omission of on-site car parking provision would be acceptable
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of existing and future occupiers
  • whether the proposal would provide adequate cycle, bin, and servicing arrangements
  • the effect of the proposal on climate change and air pollution
  • the effect of the proposal on biodiversity interests

What decided it

The failure to provide biodiversity net gain in conflict with Policy G9 of the Core Strategy and NPPF paragraph 174, which the Inspector afforded significant weight, could not be outweighed by the economic and social benefits of the scheme.

The economic and social benefits of redeveloping a derelict urban site and contributing to housing supply were outweighed by the failure to provide biodiversity net gain, a matter of significant weight under the development plan and national policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H10 of the Core Strategy – Selective Review (2019)Policy P10 of the Core StrategyPolicy P12 of the Core StrategyPolicy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (2006)Policy N25 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (2006)Policy LD1 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (2006)Policy T2 of the Core StrategyPolicy BD5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (2006)Policy G9 of the Core StrategyPolicy Land 2 of the Adopted Natural Resources and Waste Local Plan Development Plan Document (2013)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 174

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