Planning appeal decision
9 Lee Lane East, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5RF
Planning appeal 3374764 at 9 Lee Lane East, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5RF (Leeds City Council) was allowed on 2 December 2025 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would preserve the significance of the nearby Horsforth Conservation Area through development within its setting.
two-storey side extension with integral garage; two-storey rear extension with Juliet balcony and single-storey rear flat roof extension with sky lantern; raising existing ridge height to create better ceiling height on the first floor and loft storage above with additional rooflights; single-storey front oak frame open porch extension; and demolition of garage
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- LS18 5RF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would preserve the significance of the nearby Horsforth Conservation Area through development within its setting
What decided it
The proposal would deliver a well-designed building of appropriate scale responsive to local character that would preserve the significance of the nearby Horsforth Conservation Area through development within its setting, thereby complying with design and heritage policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10 of the Leeds City Council Core Strategy (as amended by the Selective Review 2019)saved Policies GP5 and BD6 of the Leeds City Council Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)Policy BE1 of the Horsforth Neighbourhood Plan (2019)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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