Unit 1 Leslie Terrace, Woodhouse, Leeds, LS6 2PR

Planning appeal 3282218 at Unit 1 Leslie Terrace, Woodhouse, Leeds, LS6 2PR (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2021 by Inspector Housden S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

retrospective application for change of use including alterations to private hire taxi rank to form tyre changing and repair facility

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Housden S
Postcode: LS6 2PR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of adjoining occupiers, having particular regard to noise and disturbance
The effect of the proposed development on highway safety, having particular regard to the safety and free passage of all highway users

What decided it

The harm to character and appearance from the prominent boundary wall and fence, combined with the unmitigated noise and disturbance to adjoining occupiers from mechanical and industrial noise, outweighed the economic benefits and reuse of the building.

The economic benefit of the business, reuse of the building and availability of a local service were outweighed by the conflict with development plan policies regarding character and appearance and living conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy N25 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (2006)Policy P10 of the Leeds Core Strategy (2019)Policy GP5 of the UDPCS Policy T2

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