Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 60 Northgate, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 3NB
Planning appeal 3281950 at Land Adjacent to 60 Northgate, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 3NB (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 16 February 2022 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide a biodiversity net gain.
Demolish former dairy/snooker centre plus external storage and replace with 12 light industrial units
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Ellison H
- Postcode
- BD19 3NB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide a biodiversity net gain
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The absence of a signed planning obligation to secure the proposed biodiversity net gain meant the development failed to comply with Policy LP30 and there were no material considerations to outweigh this conflict with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP30Policy LP24
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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