Planning appeal decision
1 New Holme, Hipperholme, Halifax, HX3 8EQ
Planning appeal 3277837 at 1 New Holme, Hipperholme, Halifax, HX3 8EQ (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 January 2022 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide a safe and suitable access.
a detached bungalow
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
- Postcode
- HX3 8EQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide a safe and suitable access
What decided it
The proposal would not provide a safe and suitable access due to inadequate visibility splays, creating a collision risk that significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited housing benefits.
The limited benefits of delivering one additional dwelling and modest contributions to local services, construction costs and council tax were outweighed by the significant harm to highway safety and lack of a safe and suitable access.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 111
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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