Planning appeal decision
Briar House, Briardene, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8LE
Planning appeal 3329035 at Briar House, Briardene, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8LE (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 3 July 2024 by Inspector F Wilkinson, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal property, street scene and the Oulton Conservation Area.
construction of domestic outbuilding (retrospective) - resubmission with amended plans
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- F Wilkinson
- Postcode
- LS26 8LE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal property, street scene and the Oulton Conservation Area
What decided it
The scale, massing and location of the outbuilding would cause less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Oulton Conservation Area and the appeal property, with no public benefit to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy N19 of the 2006 adopted Leeds Unitary Development PlanPolicy P10 of the 2019 adopted Leeds Local Plan Core StrategyPolicy BD6 of the UDPPolicy DBE1 of the Oulton and Woodlesford Neighbourhood Development Plan 2021-2033Oulton Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (2010)Policy HDG1 of the 2012 Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document
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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