®Planning appeal decision
Burley Library, 230 Cardigan Road, Headingley, LEEDS, LS6 1QL
Change of use of the former Burley Library and the erection of a six storey extension to create a co-living scheme (sui generis) with associated communal facilities, a work hub at ground floor level and basement parking. Appeal B: APP/N4720/Y/24/3336966 Burley Library, 230 Cardigan Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 1QL
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hunt S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the co-living proposals would provide acceptable living conditions for future residents in terms of the provision of private living space
- Whether the proposals would preserve a Grade II listed building, Burley Branch Library including front railings (ref. 1440604), and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The securing of an optimum viable use for the long-vacant and deteriorating listed library through sensitive restoration was found to outweigh the less than substantial harm to its significance.
The public benefits of the scheme, particularly securing the optimum viable use of the listed building through restoration, outweighed the less than substantial harm to the significance of the heritage asset.
Framework references: 135, 203, 205, 206, 208, 56, 57
Plan policies cited: CS policy H9, CS policy P10, UDP policy BD5, UDP policies N14, N15 and N16, CS policy H5, CS policies G3 to G5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.