Planning appeal decision
Sadler Hall Lodge, Church Lane, Adel, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS16 8BU
Planning appeal 3354117 at Sadler Hall Lodge, Church Lane, Adel, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS16 8BU (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 6 February 2025 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and area.
a single story extension to the rear of the property in an existing courtyard between the existing property and existing garage
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
- Postcode
- LS16 8BU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and area
What decided it
The use of brick to enclose the gateway and partially infill the window would create visually discordant and incongruous changes to the stone boundary wall and stone elevation of the dwelling, unacceptably harming the character and appearance of the host dwelling and area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10 of the Leeds Core Strategy (as amended by the Core Strategy Selective Review 2019)Policy BD6 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (2006 Review)Policy HDG1 of the 2012 Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document
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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