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Dismissed11 June 20266004631

Cuckoo Cottage, Moor Road, Ilkley, LS29 7BE

Planning appeal 6004631 at Cuckoo Cottage, Moor Road, Ilkley, LS29 7BE (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 11 June 2026 by Inspector John Morrison, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

a “partially subterranean rear extension

Authority
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
John Morrison
Postcode
LS29 7BE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause substantial harm to openness and character and appearance, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to outweigh these harms.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DS1Policy DS3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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