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The Existing Static Caravan, Land off Goose Lane, Hawksworth Village, Leeds, LS20 8PN
Planning appeal 3277385 at The Existing Static Caravan, Land off Goose Lane, Hawksworth Village, Leeds, LS20 8PN (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 1 October 2021 by Inspector Walker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework, any relevant development plan policies and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.
the change of use of land and static caravan to holiday accommodation
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walker R
- Postcode
- LS20 8PN
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, any relevant development plan policies and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether or not adequate access and servicing can be provided
- If it is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and purposes, to which paragraph 148 of the Framework requires substantial weight to be given, was not clearly outweighed by the small economic and social benefits of the proposal.
The small overall benefits of the scheme do not clearly outweigh the substantial weight given to the harm to the Green Belt, and the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy N33Policy P10Policy P12Policy GP5Policy T2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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