®Planning appeal decision
Land at Ash Grove, Ash Grove, Otley, LEEDS, LS21 3EN
the construction of 2 No. dwellings
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wraight G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would accord with the development plan with reference to greenspace allocations
- Whether the proposal would provide a safe and suitable access
- The effect of the proposal on trees and hedgerows
- Whether the proposal would make adequate provision for biodiversity net gain
What decided it
The cumulative and unresolved conflicts with development plan policies on trees/hedgerows, highway safety (fire tender access), and the absence of a mechanism to secure biodiversity net gain outweighed the limited benefits of the two dwellings.
The conflict with the development plan (trees and hedgerows, fire tender access, and biodiversity net gain) was not outweighed by the limited benefits of providing two new dwellings, so the appeal was dismissed.
Framework references: 174, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy G6, Policy T2, Saved Policy GP5, Saved Policy LD1, Policy Land 2, Policy G9, Policy G1, Saved Policy N9, Saved Policy N24, Saved Policy N25
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.