5 Acacia Park Drive, Rawdon, Bradford, BD10 0PL

Planning appeal 3334879 at 5 Acacia Park Drive, Rawdon, Bradford, BD10 0PL (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 10 April 2024 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

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Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Caines A
Postcode: BD10 0PL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
Whether the development has preserved or enhanced the character or appearance of the Rawdon-Cragg Wood Conservation Area and surrounding landscape
If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to preserve openness, and causes harm to the Conservation Area that is not outweighed by the limited benefits offered.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy N33Policy P10Policy P11Policy P12Policy GP5Policy N19Policy N37
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 155Paragraph 154Paragraph 12Paragraph 15Paragraph 16

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