Planning appeal decision
409 Whitehall Road, Leeds, LS12 6LB
Planning appeal 3344417 at 409 Whitehall Road, Leeds, LS12 6LB (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 30 July 2024 by Inspector Partington A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the boundary treatment on the character and appearance of the area.
a boundary wall
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Partington A
- Postcode
- LS12 6LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the boundary treatment on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The height, length, design and prominence of the fence make it an overly dominant feature that is incongruous with the open character and appearance of boundary treatments in the area, conflicting with local planning policies on character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10 of the Leeds Core Strategy (as amended by the Core Strategy Selective Review)Policy N25 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)Policy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)Policy BD6 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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