®Planning appeal decision
Cheesecake Hall, 39 Wakefield Road, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8EL
detached dwelling in the same location and approximate footprint of the original derelict Cheesecake Hall
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on highway and pedestrian safety with particular reference to the visibility at the access to Wakefield Road and users of the Public Right of Way
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether sufficient evidence has been provided to assess the effects of the proposed development on landscape assets and flood risk
- If it is inappropriate development whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with significant harm to character and appearance and highway and pedestrian safety, is not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of a single dwelling, such that very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the significant harm to character and appearance and highway and pedestrian safety are not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of the proposed single dwelling, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 154, 155, 142, 216, 135, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy N33 of the Unitary Development Plan Review, Policy P10 of the Core Strategy, Policy T2 of the Core Strategy, Policy P12 of the Core Strategy, Policy EN5 of the Core Strategy, Policy GP5 of the Unitary Development Plan Review, Policy LD1 of the Unitary Development Plan Review, Policy Water 7 of the Natural Resources and Waste Local Plan, Policy Land 2 of the Natural Resources and Waste Local Plan
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.