Planning appeal decision
67 Milan Road, Leeds, LS8 5JR
Planning appeal 3347800 at 67 Milan Road, Leeds, LS8 5JR (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 16 May 2025 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
without planning permission the erection of wooden fencing exceeding one metre in height adjacent to the highway used by vehicular traffic
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
- Postcode
- LS8 5JR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The development has a significant adverse effect on the character and appearance of the area by appearing visually jarring and out of place within the context of the predominantly low-level front boundary treatments on Milan Road.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10 of the Leeds City Council Core Strategy 2012Policy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan 2006Policy N25 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan 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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