®Planning appeal decision
West Chevin Delph, off West Chevin Road, Otley, LS21 3DH
the erection of 2no. Residential Dwellings
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Megginson C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for residential development, having regard to the approach to rural housing set out in the Framework
- If the development is inappropriate development whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm (both from inappropriateness and loss of openness) combined with harm to character and appearance of the special landscape area is not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of the scheme, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 11, 79, 133, 137, 149, 149g
Plan policies cited: Policy N33 (UDP), Policy P10 (Leeds Local Plan Core Strategy), Policy P12 (Leeds Local Plan Core Strategy), Policy N37 (UDP), Policy N37A (UDP)
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.