Planning appeal decision
Ruse House, 29 Cumberland Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 2EF
Planning appeal 3339938 at Ruse House, 29 Cumberland Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 2EF (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 31 October 2024 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful development was well founded with particular regard as to whether it has been demonstrated that the proposed replacement windows would not require planning permission.
the installation of replacement windows
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- LS6 2EF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful development was well founded with particular regard as to whether it has been demonstrated that the proposed replacement windows would not require planning permission
What decided it
The appellants failed to submit sufficient detailed specification and evidence (scaled drawings, manufacturers samples, and clarity on which windows would be replaced) to demonstrate that the proposed uPVC replacement windows would have a similar visual appearance to the existing wooden windows as required by the GPDO.
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