12C-12D Austhorpe Road, Cross Gates, Leeds, LS15 8DX

Planning appeal 3278034 at 12C-12D Austhorpe Road, Cross Gates, Leeds, LS15 8DX (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 7 September 2021 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residential occupiers with regard to noise and disturbance.

Change of use from gymnasium to create multi functional room with licensed bar area and a stage area for music and events

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Burnham T
Postcode: LS15 8DX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residential occupiers with regard to noise and disturbance
whether the lack of level access to the first floor would be acceptable in terms of accessibility

What decided it

The inadequate noise assessment and failure to demonstrate that the proposal would not cause harm to neighbouring residential occupiers' living conditions, combined with poor accessibility provisions, outweighed the social and economic benefits.

The social and economic benefits of the multi functional room as a community meeting place were outweighed by the adverse impacts on neighbouring residential living conditions through noise and disturbance and the poor accessibility of the first floor location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy P10 of the Core Strategy – Selective Review (2019)Policy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (2006)

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