Planning appeal decision
37 Hillside Avenue, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 9DH
Planning appeal 3364273 at 37 Hillside Avenue, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 9DH (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 6 June 2025 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area.
a retrospective application for a single -storey rear extension, hip-to-gable conversion, full width rear dormer and replacement front dormer
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- LS20 9DH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area
What decided it
The excessive size and box-like form of the rear dormer window, which does not integrate sensitively with the host building and significantly harms its character and appearance, contrary to development plan policies requiring respect for scale and form and high-quality design.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BD6Policy GP5Policy P10
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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