Planning appeal decision
1 Creskeld Park, Bramhope, LS16 9EZ
Planning appeal 3336031 at 1 Creskeld Park, Bramhope, LS16 9EZ (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 23 September 2024 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the fence preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Bramhope Conservation Area.
Without planning permission, the erection of a timber fence and support posts exceeding one metre in height, located adjacent to a highway used by vehicular traffic, which exceeds the height permitted under Schedule 2, Part 2, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Watson S
- Postcode
- LS16 9EZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the fence preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Bramhope Conservation Area
What decided it
The fence fails to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bramhope Conservation Area and there are no public benefits sufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm caused.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10Policy GP5Policy N19Policy N25Policy HDG1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205
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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