®Planning appeal decision
Land at Haigh Meadow Barn, Wakefield Road, Rothwell Haigh, LEEDS, LS26 0RZ
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harbottle M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the erection of the new detached dwelling is inappropriate development within the Leeds Green Belt
- If the erection of the new detached dwelling constitutes inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, and so amounts to the very special circumstances required to justify it
What decided it
The site strongly contributes to the Green Belt purpose of checking unrestricted sprawl, the appellant failed to demonstrate an unmet housing need under paragraph 155(b) of the Framework, and the proposed mitigation does not overcome the harm caused by the new dwelling to the Green Belt.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by any other considerations, and the very special circumstances required to justify the development were not demonstrated.
Framework references: 110, 115, 143, 154, 155, 156, 157
Plan policies cited: Policy N33 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006) Volume 1: Written Statement
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.