Land at Former Ashfield Works, Westgate, Otley

6006128·Leeds·3 Sept 2026allowed·25/04310/FU

Tier label used

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The tier sentence ¶49

“proximity to local services and facilities”

Summary

29 retirement flats and a detached cottage on a vacant part of an allocated former works site in Otley town centre and conservation area. Allowed after a hearing. The inspector found real conflict with local amenity-space standards (communal garden too small and enclosed), but the harm was limited by a nearby park. Under S4, with HO7 substantial weight for evidenced older-persons' need (via HO1), the benefits were not "substantially outweighed", and S4 was treated as a material consideration outweighing the development plan conflict.

Why this is cited

This decision was picked up by the search on the words above, which refer to services, not to a settlement tier. generic.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6006128.txt

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