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Notice varied and upheld26 April 20233304528

The Old Telephone Exchange Coal Road, Leeds, LS14 2SA

Planning appeal 3304528 at The Old Telephone Exchange Coal Road, Leeds, LS14 2SA (Leeds City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 26 April 2023 by Inspector Shields T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

siting of one static residential caravan and renovation of the old telephone exchange building into an amenity block with associated ground works and landscaping

Authority
Leeds City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Shields T
Postcode
LS14 2SA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • The effect on the living conditions of occupiers with regard to noise
  • Whether any harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The substantial weight attached to harm to the Green Belt from inappropriate development was not clearly outweighed by other considerations including unmet pitch need and personal circumstances, failing to establish the very special circumstances required by PPTS.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy N33Policy H7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 4

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