Planning appeal decision
Fields 5300, 5700 and 6400, Hall Park Road, Walton, Wetherby, LS23 7DQ
Planning appeal 3345216 at Fields 5300, 5700 and 6400, Hall Park Road, Walton, Wetherby, LS23 7DQ (Leeds City Council) was allowed on 22 November 2024 by Inspector Mulloy C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
Change of use of land for the siting of 8 glamping units for holiday use, storage building and ancillary works including a new access road
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Mulloy C
- Postcode
- LS23 7DQ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10Policy G8Policy G9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 185
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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