®Planning appeal decision
Spear Fir Farm, Spear Fir, Bardsey, Leeds, LS17 9EA
Planning appeal 3302773 at Spear Fir Farm, Spear Fir, Bardsey, Leeds, LS17 9EA (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 8 December 2022 by Inspector Megginson C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
Construction of part two and single storey house with basement accommodation as replacement of 2 approved dwellings (amended scheme)
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Megginson C
- Postcode
- LS17 9EA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal constitutes 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 of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Special Landscape Area
- 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 harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the moderate harm to character and appearance of the area were not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the harm to openness and character and appearance were not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances necessary to justify the development did not exist
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- UDP Policy N33UDP Policy GP5UDP Policy N37ACore Strategy Policy H2Core Strategy Policy P10Core Strategy Policy P12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- Turner
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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