Newall Church Hall, Newall Carr Road, Otley, LS21 2AF

Planning appeal 3357659 at Newall Church Hall, Newall Carr Road, Otley, LS21 2AF (Leeds City Council) was allowed on 9 September 2025 by Inspector Clowes M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development of a designated natural green space would accord with the development plan.

the conversion of Newall Church Hall to form 2 dwellings and residential development of land to the rear for 4 dwellings with associated greenspace, landscaping and infrastructure

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Clowes M
Postcode: LS21 2AF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development of a designated natural green space would accord with the development plan
The effect of the proposal on the significance of Newall Church Hall as a non-designated heritage asset

What decided it

The identification of a surplus of natural green space within the Otley neighbourhood area (including Otley Plantation) combined with the limited contribution of the appeal site to green space provision and strong evidence that the site was not suitable for local green space designation, together with the sympathetic conversion of the heritage asset, provided very special circumstances and material considerations of significant weight to outweigh the limited conflict with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy G6Policy H2Policy P10Policy P11Policy G9Policy GE6Policy GE2Policy GE5Policy BE8Policy GP5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 104Paragraph 106Paragraph 116Paragraph 210Paragraph 216

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