®Planning appeal decision
Land at Lee Royd, Heptonstall Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX7 6BB
Planning appeal 3273849 at Land at Lee Royd, Heptonstall Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX7 6BB (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 September 2021 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Hebden Bridge Conservation Area.
for 2 no. three bed semi detached houses
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
- Postcode
- HX7 6AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Hebden Bridge Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with specific regard to privacy
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Hebden Bridge Conservation Area, which the Inspector found would not be outweighed by the public benefits of housing provision, combined with the breach of privacy standards for neighbouring occupiers, engaged the heritage asset exception to the tilted balance under paragraph 11 of the Framework.
the housing benefits of the proposal were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the significance of the Conservation Area, which the Framework requires to be given great weight, and the adverse effect on neighbouring privacy
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE 1Policy BE 18Policy BE 2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202Paragraph 11
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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