Planning appeal decision
The Bradford Golf Club, Hawksworth Lane, Guiseley, LS208NP
Planning appeal 6009680 at The Bradford Golf Club, Hawksworth Lane, Guiseley, LS208NP (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 27 August 2026 by Inspector Ryan Cowley, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Tranmere Park Conservation Area and protected trees.
Provision of sports netting system with associated works
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- leisure-sport
- Inspector
- Ryan Cowley
- Postcode
- LS20 8NP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Tranmere Park Conservation Area and protected trees
- the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties
- ecology and nature conservation
What decided it
The moderate harm to the conservation area's significance, combined with harm to protected trees, living conditions of neighbours, and ecology, substantially outweighed the limited public benefits of the proposal.
The moderate harm to the conservation area's significance, harm to protected trees, harm to living conditions of neighbours, and harm to ecology and nature conservation were weighed against the limited public benefits of protecting neighbouring properties and associated structures; the harms were not overcome by the benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P10Policy P11Policy P12Policy G9saved policy GP5saved policy N19saved policy BD5policy Land 2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy HE6Policy GB7
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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