®Planning appeal decision
Rei House Stables, Ripley Lane, Guiseley, LS20 9NY
Planning appeal 6011132 at Rei House Stables, Ripley Lane, Guiseley, LS20 9NY (Leeds City Council) was allowed on 13 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework, and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.
demolition of equestrian buildings and construction of three dwellings
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- LS20 9NY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework, and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on landscape character
- Whether the proposed development would be suitably located having regard to the Council's spatial strategy
- If the proposal is found to be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether the 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 development
What decided it
The proposal satisfies the exception in Policy GB7(1)(e) of the Framework by redeveloping previously developed land without causing substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt, and the benefits of housing delivery and effective use of previously developed land are not substantially outweighed by adverse effects under Policy S5.
The benefits of providing 3 additional dwellings and making effective use of previously developed land are not substantially outweighed by any adverse effects when assessed against the national decision-making policies in the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy N33 of the Leeds City Council Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)Policy N37A of the UDPPolicy P10 of the Leeds Local Plan Core Strategy (as amended by the Core Strategy Selective Review 2019)Policy P12 of the Leeds Local Plan Core Strategy (as amended by the Core Strategy Selective Review 2019)Policy H2 of the Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy GB6Policy GB7Policy S5
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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