®Planning appeal decision
Field 6984, Bramham Road, Clifford, Wetherby, Leeds, LS23 6JQ
Planning appeal 3355860 at Field 6984, Bramham Road, Clifford, Wetherby, Leeds, LS23 6JQ (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 6 May 2025 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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
- Postcode
- LS23 6JQ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy N33 of the Leeds Unitary Development PlanPolicy H2 of the Leeds City Council Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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