Former Mount Olivet Chapel , Underbank Avenue, Charlestown Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, OL14 8SW

Planning appeal 3277236 at Former Mount Olivet Chapel , Underbank Avenue, Charlestown Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, OL14 8SW (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 October 2021 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for housing having regard to the effect on the character and appearance of the area and the accessibility to services and facilities.

a residential dwelling

Authority: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilkinson F

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for housing having regard to the effect on the character and appearance of the area and the accessibility to services and facilities
the effect of the proposed development on ecology, including protected species

What decided it

The substantial weight attached to the significant and long-lasting harm to character, appearance and sustainability of location substantially and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and limited social and economic benefits from a single dwelling.

The adverse impacts of granting permission (harm to character and appearance, unsustainable location, ecological uncertainty) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits (one dwelling contribution to housing supply, construction employment, support for local services), assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy NE8Policy GP2Policy BE5Policy BE1Policy NE12Policy NE16Policy NE15
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80Paragraph 11

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