®Planning appeal decision
Springwell Farm, Swillington Lane, Swillington, LEEDS, LS26 8QF
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
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.
Framework references: 142, 143, 153, 154, 57, 12, 13
Plan policies cited: Policy N33, Policy P10, Policy GP5, Policy GB12
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.