Old Water Tower, Quarry Lane off Spring Lane, Scarcroft, Leeds, LS4 3HZ

Planning appeal 3328452 at Old Water Tower, Quarry Lane off Spring Lane, Scarcroft, Leeds, LS4 3HZ (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 26 January 2024 by Inspector Hunter A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Biodiversity net gain (BNG).

a change of use of land from a sui generis use associated with demolished water tower to residential for the construction of one new dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), with associated access, driveway and landscaping works

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hunter A
Postcode: LS4 3HZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Biodiversity net gain (BNG)
The effect of the proposal on trees
The effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of the occupiers of No. 43 Bracken Park, with particular regard to outlook
Whether there would be satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed dwelling, with particular regard to the proximity of trees

What decided it

The proposal would harm the long-term health of a protected oak tree (T023) and would not achieve biodiversity net gain, resulting in conflict with the development plan taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy G9 of the Leeds Core Strategy (Selective Review 2019)Policy P10 of the Leeds Core StrategyPolicy P12 of the Leeds Core StrategyPolicy LD1 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)Policy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)Policy BD5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)Policy LAND2 of the Natural Resources and Waste Development Plan Document (November 2010)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 186Paragraph 135

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