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Dismissed5 August 20253365549

Former Oakhill Lodge, Roundhay Park Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 8AR

Planning appeal 3365549 at Former Oakhill Lodge, Roundhay Park Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 8AR (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 5 August 2025 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development within the Green Belt.

New dwelling to replace previously demolished Lodge, including creation of new access to serve existing Oakhill Estate, new boundary wall, repositioned gateposts, landscaping and associated works

Authority
Leeds City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Eggleton P
Postcode
LS17 8AR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development within the Green Belt
  • Whether there would be any other harm to the Green Belt
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The council's demonstrated 6.6-year housing land supply means the proposal cannot satisfy the demonstrable unmet need requirement of NPPF paragraph 155, and combined with the significant harm to Green Belt openness and character, the benefits do not clearly outweigh the harm.

The benefits of improved access, housing delivery, biodiversity enhancements, use of previously developed land, and family circumstances do not clearly outweigh the harm from inappropriateness, significant reduction in openness, and detraction from character and appearance of the countryside.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy N33 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)Policy P12 of the Core Strategy (as amended by the Core Strategy Review 2019)Policy P10 of the Core StrategyPolicy H2 of the Core Strategy
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 110Paragraph 115

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