Planning appeal decision
4 Market Place, Pudsey, LS28 7UA
Planning appeal 3358223 at 4 Market Place, Pudsey, LS28 7UA (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 14 February 2025 by Inspector Clowes M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisement on amenity, with particular regard to whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Pudsey Conservation Area.
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- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Clowes M
- Postcode
- LS28 7UA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the advertisement on amenity, with particular regard to whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Pudsey Conservation Area
What decided it
The advertisement unacceptably harms visual amenity and fails to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Pudsey Conservation Area, contrary to the statutory duty under section 72(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10Policy P11Policy BD8Policy BD9Policy GP5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 141
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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