Planning appeal decision
Land at Whitley Road, Whitley Lower, WF12 0LZ
Planning appeal 3274396 at Land at Whitley Road, Whitley Lower, WF12 0LZ (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was allowed on 13 August 2021 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
outline planning permission (all matters reserved) for 2no. dwellings
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wraight G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The proposed two dwellings would constitute limited infilling in a village within an otherwise continuously built-up frontage, satisfying the exception in paragraph 149(e) of the Framework and paragraph 19.31 of the LPSP, and therefore would not be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Paragraph 19.31 of the Kirklees Local Plan Strategy & Policies 2019Policy LP7 of the LPSPPolicy LP24 of the LPSP
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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