89 Grove Farm Crescent, Cookridge, LEEDS, LS16 6BZ

Single storey side extension, dormer loft conversion with hip-to-gable extension and alteration to the existing parking

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Scott A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
Highway safety

What decided it

The proposal would result in a disjointed and visually intrusive combination of roof formats that would be detrimentally harmful to the character and appearance of the area, conflicting with the development plan.

Although the proposal complied with highway safety and parking policy, the harm to character and appearance arising from the disjointed combination of roof formats outweighed this, and the conflict with the development plan was decisive.

Plan policies cited: Policy P10 of the Leeds City Council Core Strategy 2019, Unitary Development Plan policy BD6, Policy T2 of the Leeds City Council Core Strategy 2019

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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