Planning appeal decision
12 Otley Road, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 8AH
Planning appeal 3312164 at 12 Otley Road, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 8AH (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 26 June 2023 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisements on amenity, with due regard to the Guiseley Conservation Area.
2 signs on the gable end of the building with an existing light above
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- LS20 8AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisements on amenity, with due regard to the Guiseley Conservation Area
What decided it
The advertisements are detrimental to the interests of visual amenity through their size, prominence, use of modern materials, and cumulative effect with other signage on the building, diminishing the contribution of the host building and its neighbour to the conservation area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10Policy P11Policy BD8Policy BD9Policy GP5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 136
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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