Planning appeal decision
Miry Carr Farm, Sandhills, Thorner, Leeds, LS14 3DP
Planning appeal 3348597 at Miry Carr Farm, Sandhills, Thorner, Leeds, LS14 3DP (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 20 November 2024 by Inspector Morgan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect on openness.
demolition of existing agricultural buildings and construction of two dwellings with associated works
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Morgan R
- Postcode
- LS14 3DP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect on openness
- whether the proposal would comply with policy requirements for an overall net gain for biodiversity
- whether satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers would be achieved, with particular regard to outdoor amenity space
- if the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the resulting harm, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, compounded by failure to meet biodiversity policy requirements and inadequate outdoor amenity space provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy N33Core Strategy Policy H2Policy GB4Core Strategy Policy G9Core Strategy Policy P10Saved UDP Policy BD5Saved UDP Policy GP5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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