Planning appeal decision
North Parkway, Streetworks, North Parkway, Leeds, LS14 6RQ
Planning appeal 3288835 at North Parkway, Streetworks, North Parkway, Leeds, LS14 6RQ (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 11 February 2022 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation on the character and appearance of the area, and whether any harm would be outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed taking into account any suitable alternative sites.
erection of a 15m high Hutchison Engineering Phase 8 Streetworks Pole with built-in cabinet and 3no additional ground-based cabinets
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- LS14 6RQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed installation on the character and appearance of the area, and whether any harm would be outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed taking into account any suitable alternative sites
What decided it
The siting and appearance of the proposed mast would cause significant adverse visual harm to the character and appearance of the area that was not outweighed by the need for the installation to be sited as proposed, given the availability of potentially suitable alternative sites.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10 of the Leeds City Council Core Strategy (as amended 2019)saved Policy GP5 of the Leeds City Council Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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