®Planning appeal decision
Field 6984, Bramham Road, Clifford, Wetherby, Leeds, LS23 6JQ
demolition of existing garage/workshop and provision of a modular timber lodge to form a new dwelling, together with new vehicle site access, associated gravel driveway and paved terrace area
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effects of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, as the modest benefits do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the modest additional harm to openness were not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of housing supply, economic benefits, biodiversity enhancements, and design quality, which the Inspector found to be requirements rather than significant benefits.
Framework references: 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy N33 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan, Policy H2 of the Leeds City Council Core Strategy
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.