®Planning appeal decision
Land 403553 434450 Back Leeming, Oxenhope, KEIGHLEY, BD22 9NL
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
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
Framework references: 199, 200, 202, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy EN3, Policy EN5, Policy GP7
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]; Welwyn Hatfield Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2011] 2AC 304
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.