Planning appeal decision
Paddock View, 27 Wharfe Bank, Collingham, Wetherby, LS22 5JP
Planning appeal 3321820 at Paddock View, 27 Wharfe Bank, Collingham, Wetherby, LS22 5JP (Leeds City Council) was allowed on 1 August 2023 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- LS22 5JP
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy N33Policy P10Policy P12Policy H2Policy N37Policy N37A
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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