Planning appeal decision
2 West End Rise, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5JH
Planning appeal 3288958 at 2 West End Rise, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5JH (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 11 March 2022 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the change of use on the ease of use and safety for all users of the footpath.
Change of use of part of alleyway to garden area
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Burnham T
- Postcode
- LS18 5JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the change of use on the ease of use and safety for all users of the footpath
What decided it
The change of use significantly reduces the width of the alleyway and impairs visibility, adversely affecting the ease of use and safety of the footpath for all users, in conflict with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (2006)Policy T2 of the Core Strategy – Selective Review (2019)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 100
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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