Planning appeal decision
24 Moseley Wood Gardens, Cookridge, Leeds, LS16 7HR
Planning appeal 3361692 at 24 Moseley Wood Gardens, Cookridge, Leeds, LS16 7HR (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2025 by Inspector Mayes C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the property and surrounding area.
removal of existing car port and garage and erection of single storey front, side and rear extension
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Mayes C
- Postcode
- LS16 7HR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the property and surrounding area
What decided it
The proposed extension would disrupt the marked balance and rhythm of the paired semi-detached houses and surrounding area through its visual coalescence with the front elevation and continuous roofline, resulting in harmful effects on character and appearance that conflict with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10 of the Leeds Core Strategy, September 2019Policy BD6 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan, reviewed 2006Policy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan, reviewed 2006Policy HDG1 of the Council's Householder Design Guidance Supplementary Planning Document, 2012
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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