®Planning appeal decision
57 Underbank Old Road, Holmfirth, HD9 1AS
Planning appeal 3263293 at 57 Underbank Old Road, Holmfirth, HD9 1AS (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 2 June 2021 by Inspector Cullen F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on i) the special interest of the Grade II listed building, No 57 Underbank Old Road and ii) the character and appearance of the area, with due regard to whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Underbank Conservation Area.
a small single height extension to the side of the property to enable a dining room space adjacent to the kitchen which is currently lacking in the property
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cullen F
- Postcode
- HD9 1AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on i) the special interest of the Grade II listed building, No 57 Underbank Old Road and ii) the character and appearance of the area, with due regard to whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Underbank Conservation Area
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for occupiers of No 57 Underbank Old Road, with regard to the provision of private amenity space
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets (the listed building and conservation area) was not outweighed by the minimal public benefits arising from the proposal.
the less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets was weighed against the minimal public benefits of the proposal, with the harm outweighing the benefits
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP24 (a and c)Policy LP35
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 193Paragraph 194Paragraph 195Paragraph 196Paragraph 192Paragraph 127
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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