Planning appeal decision
2 Holme Farm Cottages, Holme Farm Lane, Bardsey, West Yorks, LS23 6NA
Planning appeal 6005628 at 2 Holme Farm Cottages, Holme Farm Lane, Bardsey, West Yorks, LS23 6NA (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 8 April 2026 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.
erection of first floor side extension
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jones H
- Postcode
- LS23 6NA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The absence of any mechanism to prevent the fallback development being implemented alongside the proposal means the fallback position cannot clearly outweigh the totality of harm to the Green Belt required to establish very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy N33Policy HDG3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 153
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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