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Dismissed4 July 20233318026

Green Acres, Moor Road, Bramhope, Leeds, LS16 9HJ

Planning appeal 3318026 at Green Acres, Moor Road, Bramhope, Leeds, LS16 9HJ (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 4 July 2023 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

retrospective application for outbuilding addition to existing detached dwelling & associated works

Authority
Leeds City Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Caines A
Postcode
LS16 9HJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
  • The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether any 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 proposal

What decided it

The proposal is inappropriate development causing harm to the Green Belt with no other considerations that clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy N33Policy HDG3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 137Paragraph 149

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