Land Off The Spinneys, Wigton Moor, Moortown, LEEDS, LS17 6SP

erection of two residential units

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Teasdale N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on trees including their wider benefits
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
Whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers of the site with particular regard to accommodation size, layout and private amenity space

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to important trees and vegetation, combined with harm to character and appearance and failure to provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, outweighed any benefits from the small-scale housing contribution.

Plan policies cited: Policy H2, Policy P10, Policy P12, Policy G9, Policy GP5, Policy N24, Policy N25, Policy LD1, Policy LAND 2, Policy H9, Policy BD5

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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