Planning appeal decision
18 The Birches, Leeds, LS16 9DN
Planning appeal 3289199 at 18 The Birches, Leeds, LS16 9DN (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 8 March 2022 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
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- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- LS16 9DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Living conditions for occupiers of the appeal property, with particular regard to the provision of private amenity space
- Highway safety, with particular regard to car parking provision
What decided it
The proposal would be harmful to the character and appearance of the area and would fail to provide adequate private amenity space for future occupiers, conflicting with the development plan taken as a whole with no material considerations to indicate otherwise.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy BD6 of the 2006 Leeds Unitary Development PlanPolicy P10 of the 2014 Leeds Core StrategySaved Policy GP5 of the UDPPolicy T2 of the Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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