Paddock View, 27 Wharfe Bank, Collingham, WETHERBY, LS22 5JP

demolition of existing stable building and replacement with a single new detached dwelling; replacement of existing tennis court with wildflower meadow

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Caines A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The removal of the existing tennis court, which is visually prominent in longer-range views, would represent a marked reduction in the extent and spread of built form leading to an improvement in Green Belt openness that, in combination with the subterranean nature of much of the new dwelling's volume, offsets the spatial effect of increased built form volume.

Framework references: 149

Plan policies cited: Policy N33, Policy P10, Policy P12, Policy H2, Policy N37, Policy N37A

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