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Dismissed30 November 20223304440

Land at Ash Grove, Ash Grove, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3EN

Planning appeal 3304440 at Land at Ash Grove, Ash Grove, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3EN (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 30 November 2022 by Inspector Wraight G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would accord with the development plan with reference to greenspace allocations.

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy G6Policy T2Saved Policy GP5Saved Policy LD1Policy Land 2Policy G9Policy G1Saved Policy N9Saved Policy N24Saved Policy N25
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 174Paragraph 180

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