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Dismissed10 October 20253369088

14 Beechwood Shopping Centre, Church Street, Woodlesford, Leeds, LS26 8RE

Planning appeal 3369088 at 14 Beechwood Shopping Centre, Church Street, Woodlesford, Leeds, LS26 8RE (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 10 October 2025 by Inspector Armstrong N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the external seating area on the character and appearance of the existing building and the area.

retrospective change of use from hot food take away (sui generis) to drinking establishment with expanded food provision (sui generis) and external seating area with canopy

Authority
Leeds City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Change of use
Inspector
Armstrong N
Postcode
LS26 8RE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the external seating area on the character and appearance of the existing building and the area
  • the significance of the adjacent Woodlesford Conservation Area, a designated heritage asset, through development within its setting

What decided it

The external seating area unduly harms the character and appearance of the existing building and the area through its cumulative visual impact, including the constrained protected tree, boundary treatments and artificial planting, conflicting with development plan policies requiring high quality design appropriate to context.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy P10Policy P11Policy BD6Policy N19Policy DBE1Policy DBE2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 14

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