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Dismissed12 October 20266011503

Craven Bank, Harewood Road, Leeds, LS17 9HL

Planning appeal 6011503 at Craven Bank, Harewood Road, Leeds, LS17 9HL (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 12 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development within the Green Belt.

to regularise works to the existing driveway arrangement, minor garden reconfiguration including change of use of part of paddock to garden land, new steps and retaining walls and the removal of previously approved garage roof to create a lawned flat roof

Authority
Leeds City Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
LS17 9HL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development within the Green Belt
  • whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The scale and extent of the engineering works and curtilage extension, representing inappropriate development in the Green Belt, were not clearly outweighed by the considerations put forward, including accessibility improvements, and therefore very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.

the harm to the Green Belt, including harm to its openness and conflict with purpose (c), was not clearly outweighed by the considerations put forward by the appellant, including improvements to accessibility and design matters

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy N33 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review 2006)UDP Policy GB25Policy HDG3 of the Leeds Householder Design Guide (2012)

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