Planning appeal decision
Banyan, 106-108 New Road Side, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 4QB
Planning appeal 3305953 at Banyan, 106-108 New Road Side, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 4QB (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 5 April 2023 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of residential properties to the rear of the site with regard to noise and disturbance.
application for the change of use of external car park area to an external seating area
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Burnham T
- Postcode
- LS18 4QB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of residential properties to the rear of the site with regard to noise and disturbance
- Whether there would be any unacceptable impact on highway safety, and in particular, whether demand for off street parking would result in conflict between pedestrians and other traffic and would impede the free and safe movement of traffic
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant harm to the living conditions of occupiers of residential properties to the rear of the site through noise and disturbance, which outweighed the economic benefits to Horsforth Town Centre.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review (2006)Policy T2 of the Leeds Core Strategy (2019)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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