®Planning appeal decision
Brandon Grange Farm, Brandon Crescent, Scarcroft, Leeds, LS17 9JH
Planning appeal 3350960 at Brandon Grange Farm, Brandon Crescent, Scarcroft, Leeds, LS17 9JH (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 3 December 2024 by Inspector Skelly C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies, and the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt.
conversion of stables to 2 bed dwelling
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Skelly C
- Postcode
- LS17 9JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies, and the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal fails to preserve the openness of the Green Belt through its intensified domestic use and associated paraphernalia, and harms character and appearance, with the benefits not clearly outweighing these harms and no very special circumstances established.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt and significant harm to character and appearance, taken together, outweigh the modest benefits of housing provision and reduced car park area, with no very special circumstances demonstrated.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB4 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)Policy N24 of the UDPPolicy N33 of the UDPPolicy H2 of the Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 152Paragraph 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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