Planning appeal decision
41 Spencer Place, Chapeltown, Leeds, LS7 4DQ
Planning appeal 3282123 at 41 Spencer Place, Chapeltown, Leeds, LS7 4DQ (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 17 December 2021 by Inspector Hunt S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the surrounding area.
first floor extension to existing garage
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hunt S
- Postcode
- LS7 4DQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the surrounding area
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance caused by the proposed flat-roofed extension and retention of the security shutter, which would result in a discordant boxy structure unrelated to the host building and its surroundings, particularly when viewed from Gipton Avenue.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P6 of the Leeds Core Strategy (selective review 2019)Policy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review (2006)Policy BD6 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review (2006)Policy HDG1 of the Householder Design Guide supplementary planning document
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 127Paragraph 130
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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