Planning appeal decision
Site Of Former Unit 18 Manywells Industrial Estate , Manywells Brow, Cullingworth, Bradford, BD13 5DX
Planning appeal 3336321 at Site Of Former Unit 18 Manywells Industrial Estate , Manywells Brow, Cullingworth, Bradford, BD13 5DX (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 28 May 2024 by Inspector Major R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with respect to its effect on trees.
construction of 1 dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Major R
- Postcode
- BD13 5DX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with respect to its effect on trees
What decided it
The insufficient and out-of-date arboricultural information, combined with the likelihood that the proposed dwelling would create future pressure for the loss or significant pruning of trees that currently make a positive contribution to the character and appearance of the area, resulted in harm that significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefits.
The modest benefits of delivering one additional dwelling and contributing to housing land supply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the potential harm to trees and character and appearance of the area
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN5 of the Local Plan for the Bradford District Core Strategy Development Plan Document (2017)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 136
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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