5 Norwood Fold, Menston, ILKLEY, LS29 6GS

the installation of electric gates across the private boundary of 5-8 Norwood Fold

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Robbie K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on openness
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
the living conditions of the occupiers of No. 4 Norwood Fold with particular regard to disturbance
if the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, 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 amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt which is harmful by definition and attracts substantial weight against it, and this harm is not outweighed by other considerations so as to constitute very special circumstances.

Framework references: 147, 149, 148, 130, 134

Plan policies cited: GP5, BD6, P10

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