Planning appeal decision
Land at Grid Ref 407225 449934, Main Street, Addingham, West Yorkshire, LS29 0PL
Planning appeal 3371198 at Land at Grid Ref 407225 449934, Main Street, Addingham, West Yorkshire, LS29 0PL (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 4 December 2025 by Inspector Brook S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in a Local Green Space.
‘Use of land as additional garden area to serve new dwelling originally permitted by planning ref. 22/05117/FUL and subsequently varied by Planning Refs 23/03429/VOC and 24/02803/VOC’
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Brook S
- Postcode
- LS29 0PL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in a Local Green Space
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character or appearance of the Addingham Conservation Area, with particular regard to trees
- The effect of the proposed development upon the provision of open space
What decided it
The modest but identifiable harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area through loss of visual amenity and risk to mature trees, combined with loss of Local Green Space provision, outweighed the very limited public benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ANDP11ANDP2EN1EN3EN5ANDP4ANDP5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 108Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 104Paragraph 215Paragraph 212
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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