®Planning appeal decision
Oldworks House, Wharfeside, Boston Spa, WETHERBY, LS23 6AN
replacement of the old boiler house with a residential annexe (ancillary to the residential use of the host dwellings, Oldworks House)
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cragg D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- the effect of the development on the character or appearance of the Boston Spa Conservation Area, flood risk, and highway safety
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, as the existing building's business use means it cannot qualify for the replacement building exception, and the development would harmfully reduce openness while presenting unresolved flood risk issues.
Framework references: 11, 149, 150, 199, 200
Plan policies cited: Policy N33, Policy H2, Policy EN5, Policy Water 4, Policy Water 6, Policy SP13, Policy P10, Policy P11, Policy P12, Policy T2, Policy GP5, Policy BD5, Policy LD1, Policy N19, Policy N24, Policy N37A, Policy Des 1, Policy Des 2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.