Planning appeal decision
4 Main Street, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10 2DL
Planning appeal 3332102 at 4 Main Street, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10 2DL (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2024 by Inspector McCormack A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be acceptable in principle, with regard to the proposed level of accommodation being appropriate for an annex, and whether it would result in a separate residential unit capable of sustaining fully independent living.
raising of the roof and extension into roof space of the existing annex building with erection of two dormer windows to form additional living space
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McCormack A
- Postcode
- WF10 2DL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be acceptable in principle, with regard to the proposed level of accommodation being appropriate for an annex, and whether it would result in a separate residential unit capable of sustaining fully independent living
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the annex building and its surrounding area, with particular regard to the character and openness of the adjacent Green Belt and whether it would be inappropriate development
What decided it
The proposal would result in a self-contained residential unit capable of independent living rather than a subsidiary annex, and would cause significant adverse effects on character, appearance and Green Belt openness without justification.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10 of the Leeds Core Strategy (as amended)saved policy GP5 of the Leeds UDP Reviewsaved UDP policy BD6policy HDG1 within the HDG
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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