®Planning appeal decision
Site of the Old Water Tower, Quarry Lane, Scarcroft, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS14 3HZ
a change of use of land from Sui Generis Use associated with demolished water tower to residential for the construction of one new dwelling house with integral double garage (Use Class C3) with associated access, driveway and landscaping works
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Willis M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal meets the definition of a self-build dwelling and therefore the requirements of the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) exemption
What decided it
The absence of a legally binding Section 106 planning obligation to secure the development as a self-build dwelling means it does not meet the definition of a self-build property and therefore fails to comply with Policy ID2 of the Leeds Local Plan Core Strategy.
Framework references: 57
Plan policies cited: Policy ID2 of the Leeds Local Plan Core Strategy (2014) (as amended by the Core Strategy Selective Review 2019)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.