Fields 5300, 5700 and 6400, Hall Park Road, Walton, Wetherby, LS23 7DQ

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Mulloy C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether conditions 12, 15, 18, 20, 23, 39, 41, 43 are reasonable and necessary in order to protect the character and appearance of the area
Whether conditions 15, 16, and 20 are necessary in the interests of highway safety
Whether conditions 11 and 43 are reasonable and necessary to provide sustainable transport options and ensure access for all
Whether conditions 18, 34 and 35 are reasonable and necessary in the interests of ecology and biodiversity
Whether condition 24 is necessary to protect the amenity of neighbouring occupiers
Whether condition 25 is necessary to ensure the provision of adequate drainage

What decided it

The Inspector allowed the appeal with variations, deleting and replacing conditions 15 and 39 with more precisely worded conditions that reflected the details already provided and removed unnecessary requirements, while retaining all other disputed conditions as necessary and reasonable to protect character and appearance, highway safety, ecology, amenity and drainage.

Framework references: 135, 185

Plan policies cited: Policy P10, Policy G8, Policy G9

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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