Planning appeal decision
15 Newbury Road, Brighouse, HD6 3PG
Planning appeal 3272417 at 15 Newbury Road, Brighouse, HD6 3PG (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 October 2021 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed extension on the character and appearance of the host property and the area.
a two storey extension to front of the property
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
- Postcode
- HD6 3PG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed extension on the character and appearance of the host property and the area
What decided it
The proposed extension would stand forward of the consistent building line and, given its scale and positioning, would have an overly dominant impact on the host property and adversely affect the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE 1Policy H2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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