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Dismissed8 September 20213273704

Former Harrisons Electrical Warehouse, Huddersfield Road, Dewsbury, WF13 2RU

Planning appeal 3273704 at Former Harrisons Electrical Warehouse, Huddersfield Road, Dewsbury, WF13 2RU (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 8 September 2021 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development upon highway safety, with particular reference to parking provision.

the change of use of trade counter retail unit to function room with store

Authority
Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Wraight G
Postcode
WF13 2RU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development upon highway safety, with particular reference to parking provision

What decided it

The absence of sufficient evidence to demonstrate that parking demand could be absorbed without causing unacceptable harm to highway safety, particularly on the narrow Pinfold Hill road which serves as a slip road to the A644.

What the Inspector cited

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