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Dismissed16 January 20233306507

Pelstone Cobbles, East Chevin Road, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 3BN

Planning appeal 3306507 at Pelstone Cobbles, East Chevin Road, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 3BN (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 16 January 2023 by Inspector Robbie K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy.

Change of use of agricultural building to single dwelling with extensions and alterations

Authority
Leeds City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Robbie K
Postcode
LS21 3BN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to the site's location in the Otley Chevin Special Landscape Area
  • The provision of a safe and convenient vehicular access
  • If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with disproportionate extensions that would fail to preserve openness, combined with failure to provide safe and convenient access, and the absence of very special circumstances to justify the development.

Substantial weight given to Green Belt harm and significant weight to access harm; the combined weight of other considerations does not clearly outweigh the harm, so very special circumstances do not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy N33Policy GB4Policy GP5Policy P10Policy GE1Policy N37
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150

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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