Planning appeal decision
74 Wooldale Road, Holmfirth, HD9 1QQ
Planning appeal 3267855 at 74 Wooldale Road, Holmfirth, HD9 1QQ (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 16 July 2021 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether essential and urgent works were needed to preserve the listed building (ground d).
Installation of replacement windows and door to the ground floor rear elevation of a Grade II listed building
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Phillips A
- Postcode
- HD9 1QG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether essential and urgent works were needed to preserve the listed building (ground d)
- The effect of the works on the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed building (ground e)
- Whether the steps required to restore the character of the building to its former state would serve that purpose (ground i)
- Whether the requirements of the notice exceed what is necessary for restoring the building to its condition before the works were carried out (ground g)
What decided it
The plastic replacement windows caused harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building, and no public benefit was demonstrated to outweigh this harm.
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building was not outweighed by any public benefit, as the private benefit of improved comfort could have been achieved by other means.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP35
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 193Paragraph 196
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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