Planning appeal decision
Friars Cragg, Linton Common, Linton, Wetherby, LS22 4JD
Planning appeal 3275861 at Friars Cragg, Linton Common, Linton, Wetherby, LS22 4JD (Leeds City Council) was allowed on 12 July 2021 by Inspector Edginton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
extensions to property
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Edginton A
- Postcode
- LS22 4JD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development 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 fall-back position of a larger permitted development extension that would cause greater harm to the Green Belt than the appeal proposals clearly outweighed the harm from the proposed extensions.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness from the appeal proposals was clearly outweighed by the greater harm that would arise from the fall-back permitted development option
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy N33
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 145Paragraph 143Paragraph 144Paragraph 53
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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