®Planning appeal decision
Land Former 2 St Martins Road, Potternewton, Leeds, LS7 3LX
erection of 4 no residential units [Use Class C3] with associated access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Mulloy C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, the setting of the adjacent Chapeltown Conservation Area, and the Council's climate change, air pollution and biodiversity objectives with specific reference to protected trees
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers with specific reference to outlook and daylight
What decided it
The cumulative effects of the proposed works on the Root Protection Areas of the protected trees, combined with inadequate living conditions for future occupiers, could not be justified given the Council's five-year housing land supply and the availability of alternative design solutions.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and economic contribution were outweighed by the significant harm to protected trees and the unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with the Council's five-year housing land supply meaning no overriding justification existed for the scheme as designed
Plan policies cited: Policy G9, Policy H2, Policy P10, Policy P11, Policy P12, Policy GP5, Policy N19, Policy LD1, Policy LAND2, Policy BD5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.