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Dismissed14 January 20253350333

Springwell Farm, Swillington Lane, Swillington, Leeds, LS26 8QF

Planning appeal 3350333 at Springwell Farm, Swillington Lane, Swillington, Leeds, LS26 8QF (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 14 January 2025 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any effect on openness, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

retrospective application for change of use to mixed use residential (Class C3) and commercial vehicular sales and storage (sui generis)

Authority
Leeds City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Teasdale N
Postcode
LS26 8QF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any effect on openness, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The development fails to preserve the openness of the Green Belt and conflicts with its purposes, constituting inappropriate development that cannot be justified by the modest economic benefits and personal advantages claimed, as these do not amount to very special circumstances under Framework paragraph 153.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy N33Policy P10Policy GP5Policy GB12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 57Paragraph 12Paragraph 13

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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