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Quashed On Legal Grounds28 April 20263371861

72a Victoria Road, Hyde Park, Leeds, LS6 1DL

Planning appeal 3371861 at 72a Victoria Road, Hyde Park, Leeds, LS6 1DL (Leeds City Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 28 April 2026 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

without planning permission, the erection of external decking with access ramps and canopy to the front of the premises

Authority
Leeds City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Bartlett R
Postcode
LS6 1DL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The fallback position of the approved scheme, combined with the ability to condition improvements to the colour and materials of the canopy, outweighed the identified harm to character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy P10 of the Leeds Core Strategy (as amended by the Core Strategy Selective Review 2019)saved policy BD6 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 139

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