Wheatley Chase, Ben Rhydding Drive, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8BD

Planning appeal 3369124 at Wheatley Chase, Ben Rhydding Drive, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8BD (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 15 December 2025 by Inspector Edginton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development represents ancillary accommodation in accordance with the local development plan and national guidance.

replacement garage with ancillary living space and associated hardstanding

Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Edginton A
Postcode: LS29 8BD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development represents ancillary accommodation in accordance with the local development plan and national guidance
The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to trees

What decided it

The existence of an extant permission for a similar-sized garage on the same footprint provided a viable and realistic fallback, and the proposed ancillary accommodation was functionally linked to the main dwelling through the shared garage and drive, making it part of the existing dwelling rather than a separate planning unit.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DS1Policy DS3Policy INDP5Policy EN5Policy INDP13
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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