Planning appeal decision
77 Park Road, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 8EN
Planning appeal 3291695 at 77 Park Road, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 8EN (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 22 April 2022 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the 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
- Caines A
- Postcode
- LS20 8EN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The siting of the building forward of the uniform frontage of houses, within a strip of land otherwise devoid of buildings, would appear highly incongruous and unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the area.
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 Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)Policy P12 of the Core StrategyUDP Policy BD5Policy HDG1 of the Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (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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