®Planning appeal decision
Land Former 2 St Martins Road, Potternewton, Leeds, LS7 3LX
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
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.
Framework references: 205, 136
Plan policies cited: Policy H2, Policy P10, Policy P11, Policy P12, Policy G9, Policy BD5, Policy GP5, Policy N19, Policy LD1, Policy LAND2
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.