Land 403553 434450 Back Leeming, Oxenhope, Keighley, BD22 9NL

Planning appeal 3303794 at Land 403553 434450 Back Leeming, Oxenhope, Keighley, BD22 9NL (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 24 February 2023 by Inspector Szymanski D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character, appearance and significance of the Leeming Conservation Area (the LCA).

CONSTRUCTION OF ONE HOUSE WITH ACCESS AND LANDSCAPING

Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Szymanski D
Postcode: BD22 9NL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character, appearance and significance of the Leeming Conservation Area (the LCA).

What decided it

The proposal would prevent remediation of harm caused by unlawful tree felling and result in less than substantial harm to the Leeming Conservation Area which was not outweighed by the limited public benefits.

the limited public benefits (economic, housing land supply, highway betterment, living conditions, biodiversity net gain and removal of derelict buildings) did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the Leeming Conservation Area, to which great weight was given

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EN3Policy EN5Policy GP7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 11
Judgments: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]; Welwyn Hatfield Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2011] 2AC 304

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