Planning appeal decision
Valentinos, 699 Leeds Road, Lofthouse, Wakefield, WF3 3HF
Planning appeal 3333523 at Valentinos, 699 Leeds Road, Lofthouse, Wakefield, WF3 3HF (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 20 September 2024 by Inspector Hainsworth D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The appearance of the structure and the effect on residential amenities of the noise produced by the generator.
Erection of a timber structure and siting within it of a generator for the supply of electricity to the rear of a restaurant
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hainsworth D
- Postcode
- WF3 3HF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The appearance of the structure and the effect on residential amenities of the noise produced by the generator
What decided it
The imposition of planning conditions requiring completion to acceptable appearance standards, sound insulation to control noise emissions, and restriction of generator operation to back-up use only made the development compliant with local plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP56Policy LP67
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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