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Dismissed22 July 20243338895

Land Former 2 St Martins Road, Potternewton, Leeds, LS7 3LX

Planning appeal 3338895 at Land Former 2 St Martins Road, Potternewton, Leeds, LS7 3LX (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 22 July 2024 by Inspector Francis M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Chapeltown Conservation Area.

erection of two, three-bedroom dwellings with associated access parking and landscaping

Authority
Leeds City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Francis M
Postcode
LS7 3LX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Chapeltown Conservation Area
  • the effect on climate change, air pollution and biodiversity

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the Chapeltown Conservation Area, combined with the risk to the long-term health of the protected trees, outweighed the limited public benefits of two new dwellings in an area with adequate housing land supply.

The limited public benefit of two new houses and some contribution to biodiversity and climate change mitigation did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the Chapeltown Conservation Area, the harm to character and appearance, and the risk to the long-term health and survival of the protected trees.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H2Policy P10Policy P11Policy P12Policy G9Policy BD5Policy GP5Policy N19Policy LD1Policy LAND2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 205Paragraph 136

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