Planning appeal decision
20-22 Harrogate Road, Rawdon, Leeds, LS19 6HJ
Planning appeal 3365196 at 20-22 Harrogate Road, Rawdon, Leeds, LS19 6HJ (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 5 February 2026 by Inspector Harbottle M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control.
Erection of a wooden framed extension to the front and an extract ventilation system to the side
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Harbottle M
- Postcode
- LS19 6HJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control
- Whether the period allowed for compliance with the notice is reasonable
What decided it
The extension was constructed unlawfully, so the General Permitted Development Order does not permit its retention even in reduced form, and no alternative lesser steps were identified to remedy the breach.
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