Land at Grid Ref 407225 449934, Main Street, Addingham, West Yorkshire, LS29 0PL

‘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’

Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Brook S

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.

Framework references: 108, 153, 154, 104, 215, 212

Plan policies cited: ANDP11, ANDP2, EN1, EN3, EN5, ANDP4, ANDP5

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