®Planning appeal decision
Land off Great North Road, Micklefield, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 4EH
detailed application for 2no. dwellings to be delivered in 3 phases, comprising: phase 1 road infrastructure; phase 2 erection of 1 dwelling; and, phase 3 erection of 1 dwelling
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Mayes C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety and users of a public right of way
What decided it
The substandard access geometry, inadequate visibility splays, and unresolved conflicts between vehicular and pedestrian movements on a public right of way used by vulnerable users, which collectively create an unacceptable impact on highway safety that outweighs the modest housing delivery benefits.
The benefits of brownfield housing delivery and sustainable location were outweighed by the substantial harm to highway safety arising from substandard access arrangements and conflict between vehicles and pedestrians including vulnerable users.
Plan policies cited: Policy T2 of the Leeds Local Plan Core Strategy, 2019, Policy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan, 2006
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.