270 Dewsbury Road, Leeds, West Yorks, LS11 6JQ

use of building as basement flat and ground floor offices and retention of upper two floors as single dwelling

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Harrison F

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of the basement flat, with regard to internal space, daylight/sunlight, outlook and outdoor space
whether acceptable living conditions for the occupiers of the upper flat would be provided

What decided it

The unacceptable living conditions for the basement flat occupiers, particularly the poor daylight, sunlight, outlook and confined internal space, combined with the absence of plans to assess the upper flat's compliance with space standards, brought the proposal into conflict with the development plan with no material considerations of sufficient weight to warrant approval.

Plan policies cited: Policy H9, Policy P10, Policy H6, Policy GP5, Policy BD5

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