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Allowed29 November 20213276095

Land East of A650, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2UZ

Planning appeal 3276095 at Land East of A650, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2UZ (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 29 November 2021 by Inspector Worthington E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

the erection of a builder’s merchants (storage, distribution, trade counter, offices and ancillary retail sale), car parking, servicing and other associated works

Authority
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Major retail and services
Inspector
Worthington E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The economic benefits of the proposal in terms of new jobs and investment were sufficient to outweigh the limited conflict with Local Plan Policy SPA1, in the absence of any other harm arising from the proposal.

The limited conflict with Local Plan Policy SPA1 in terms of use was outweighed by the economic benefits of new jobs and investment and the absence of any other material harm to character, appearance, living conditions, highway safety, drainage or heritage assets.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SPA1Policy CS10Policy D9Policy D14Policy D15Policy D27Policy D28Policy CS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 92Paragraph 112Paragraph 113Paragraph 126Paragraph 134Paragraph 157

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