®Planning appeal decision
Intwood House , Acacia Park Drive , Rawdon, BD10 0PL
for the infilling of existing outdoor pool; demolition of associated sauna and plant room buildings, extension of parking area to front; new stone wall to match existing with balustrade to support car parking above and soft landscaping
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Williams K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to the effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the Rawdon Cragg Wood Conservation Area and Special Landscape Area
- If it is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal would reduce the openness of the Green Belt by introducing a new permanent engineered parking platform into currently open space, and the other considerations advanced do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm.
Framework references: 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy GP5, Policy N33, Policy N19, Policy N37, Policy P10, Policy P11, HDG 3
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.