Planning appeal decision
17 Pontefract Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8AY
Planning appeal 3274338 at 17 Pontefract Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8AY (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 October 2021 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
a ‘detached bungalow
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
- Postcode
- S72 8AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- highway safety
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance and the failure to demonstrate acceptable highway safety arrangements, particularly regarding parking and manoeuvring, outweighed the benefit of providing an additional dwelling.
The benefit of providing an additional dwelling in an accessible location was significantly outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and the unresolved highway safety concerns.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GD1Policy D1Policy T4
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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