®Planning appeal decision
12 Easterly Cross, Leeds, LS8 3PB
Planning appeal 3288768 at 12 Easterly Cross, Leeds, LS8 3PB (Leeds City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 4 May 2022 by Inspector Merrett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the original building and the street scene.
Without planning permission, the raising of the eaves and ridge of the original house and the erection of a dormer to the rear
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Merrett R
- Postcode
- LS8 3PB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the original building and the street scene
What decided it
The development's harm to character and appearance through its incongruous design relative to the original building and street scene outweighed the appellant's personal circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10(i) of the Leeds Core Strategy 2014Policy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review 2006Policy BD6 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review 2006Policy HDG1 of the Council's Householder Design Guide 2012
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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