Mill House, Moorlands Farm, Staircase Lane, Bramhope, Leeds, LS16 9LH

Planning appeal 3343973 at Mill House, Moorlands Farm, Staircase Lane, Bramhope, Leeds, LS16 9LH (Leeds City Council) was allowed on 3 September 2024 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed extension would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

alterations including single storey rear extension with roof lights, new patio and steps; repositioning of entrance door to front, including new steps

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Wraight G
Postcode: LS16 9LH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed extension would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposed extension on the character and appearance of the host building and upon the special landscape area

What decided it

The proposed extension would not result in disproportionate additions to the original building and would be a limited extension that would not harm Green Belt openness or the character and appearance of the host building and special landscape area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Saved Policy N33Saved Policy GP5Saved Policy N37Policy HD3Policy P10
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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