®Planning appeal decision
37 Abbeydale Gardens, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS5 3RG
Planning appeal 3347130 at 37 Abbeydale Gardens, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS5 3RG (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 22 November 2024 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of existing occupiers of No 39 Abbeydale Gardens with particular regard to outlook and daylight/sunlight.
part two storey part single storey side and rear extension
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
- Postcode
- LS5 3RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of existing occupiers of No 39 Abbeydale Gardens with particular regard to outlook and daylight/sunlight
- The effect of the proposed development on access and parking
What decided it
The proposed two-storey rear extension would have a dominant and overbearing effect on the outlook of existing occupiers of No 39 when utilising their garden area, reducing the quality and useability of their outside amenity space, contrary to Policy P10 of the Leeds Core Strategy, Policies GP5 and BD6 of the UDPR, and Policy HDG2 of the SPD.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10 of the Leeds Core Strategy (as amended by the Core Strategy Selective Review 2019)Policy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)Policy BD6 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)Policy HDG2 of the Leeds Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2012Policy T2 of the Leeds Core Strategy
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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