19 Amberton Grove, Gipton, LEEDS, LS8 3JL

‘retrospective application for outbuilding’

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Mulloy C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the development on the living conditions of existing occupiers at 21 Amberton Grove and numbers 14 and 16 Amberton Street with specific reference to outlook

What decided it

The substantial scale and design of the outbuilding, which appears as a separate dwelling rather than an ancillary structure, causes significant and unjustified harm to both the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through loss of outlook.

Plan policies cited: Policy P10 of the Core Strategy (amended 2019), Policy BD6 of the Unitary Development Plan Review (2006), Policy GP5 of the Unitary Development Plan Review (2006), Policy HDG1 of the Householder Design Guide (2012), Policy BD5 of the Unitary Development Plan Review, Policy HDG2 of the Householder Design Guide

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