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Dismissed1 February 20223269942

Land to North of Mill Lane, Mill Lane, Halifax, HX3 6TR

Planning appeal 3269942 at Land to North of Mill Lane, Mill Lane, Halifax, HX3 6TR (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 February 2022 by Inspector Taylor K, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the principle of the proposed development is acceptable, having particular regard to the site's allocation as a mixed use.

Erection of Business Park for B1b and B1c Uses

Authority
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
employment-industrial · Major retail and services
Inspector
Taylor K
Postcode
HX3 6TR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the principle of the proposed development is acceptable, having particular regard to the site's allocation as a mixed use
  • The safe and efficient operation of the highway network in the vicinity of the appeal site

What decided it

The proposal would cause significant harm to the safe and efficient operation of the highway network, which was not outweighed by the benefits of the scheme.

the considerable economic, social and environmental benefits of the proposal were not sufficient to outweigh the significant harm to highway safety and the resulting conflict with the development plan and the Framework

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Saved Policy BE5Saved Policy E4Policy BE15Policy NE17Policy N21
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 48Paragraph 83Paragraph 110Paragraph 111

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