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Allowed28 October 20213275206

Copley Wood, Copley Lane, Halifax, HX3 0TJ

Planning appeal 3275206 at Copley Wood, Copley Lane, Halifax, HX3 0TJ (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 28 October 2021 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.

the conversion and extension of two structures plus demolition of a lean-too extension and a detached garage, to form three dwellings

Authority
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hitchcock R
Postcode
HX3 0TJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • The effect of the proposal on protected trees

What decided it

The balance of highway safety benefits arising from improved access width, visibility improvements to the west and substantially improved visibility at Riverwood Drive outweighed any harmful effects from increased use of the access.

The benefits to road safety through improved access width, visibility improvements, and a significant improvement to visibility at Riverwood Drive outweighed any harmful effects arising from increased use of the access.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BE5Policy NE20Policy NE21
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56

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