Planning appeal decision
Land at Leeds Road, Collingham, Wetherby, LS22 5LL
Planning appeal 3309629 at Land at Leeds Road, Collingham, Wetherby, LS22 5LL (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 30 March 2023 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
part retrospective and part full application for the formation of an access track through field for the purpose incidental to the existing use of land (agriculture)
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Harrison F
- Postcode
- LS22 5LL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the development on the special landscape area, including the setting of the village of Collingham
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The development fails to preserve the openness of the Green Belt and causes substantial harm to landscape character and the village setting, which is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy N33Policy N37Policy N37aPolicy GP5Policy P10Policy P12Policy A
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 133Paragraph 147Paragraph 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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