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Dismissed12 August 20253362302

Cragg Royd, Woodlands Drive, Rawdon, Leeds, LS19 6JZ

Planning appeal 3362302 at Cragg Royd, Woodlands Drive, Rawdon, Leeds, LS19 6JZ (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 12 August 2025 by Inspector Clark J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies and its effect on openness.

a detached double garage with car port

Authority
Leeds City Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Clark J
Postcode
LS19 6JZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies and its effect on openness
  • whether the character or appearance of the Rawdon – Cragg Wood Conservation Area would be preserved or enhanced
  • 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 necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The harm to the designated heritage asset of the Conservation Area, which carries significant weight and is not outweighed by any public benefits, makes the proposal unacceptable despite the absence of Green Belt harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
UDP Policy N33Householder Design SPD Policy HDG3Core Strategy Policy P11UDP Policy N19Rawdon Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy R6 a)Core Strategy Policy P10UDP Policy BC7UDP Policy BD6SPD Policy HDG1UDP Policy GP5UDP Policy N37
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215

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