Planning appeal decision
31 Newlay Wood Crescent, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 4LW
Planning appeal 3348764 at 31 Newlay Wood Crescent, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 4LW (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 9 October 2024 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval should be granted having regard to the effect of the additional storey on the external appearance of the dwellinghouse.
‘Roof ridge and eaves raised, to allow additional floor area on second floor’
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Martinson P
- Postcode
- LS18 4LW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval should be granted having regard to the effect of the additional storey on the external appearance of the dwellinghouse
- Whether prior approval should be granted having regard to the effect of the additional storey on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties
What decided it
The development would have an unacceptable effect on the external appearance of the house by disrupting the cohesive single-storey character of the streetscene and would unacceptably harm the amenity of the neighbouring property through loss of outlook and an overbearing gable.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 131Paragraph 135
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
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Leeds City Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Dismissed27 October 20266012772Lovell Park Hub, Wintoun Street, Leeds, LS7 1DA
- Dismissed20 October 20266012588Index House, 70 Burley Road, Leeds, LS3 1JX
- Dismissed19 October 202660120225 Robins Grove, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0LE
- Dismissed16 October 20266010100Vacant Site, Ings Grove, Guiseley, LS20 9FR
- Dismissed15 October 20266010414Ground Floor, 106 Burley Road, Burley, Leeds, LS3 1JP
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®