Planning appeal decision
Norcroft Grange, 214 Barnsley Road, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8TU
Planning appeal 3283000 at Norcroft Grange, 214 Barnsley Road, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8TU (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 24 March 2022 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework.
Replacement link between house and poolhouse extending kitchen, poolhouse conversion to additional living accommodation, removal of conservatory to create secondary entrance, and creation of new detached garage and garden room outbuilding within Permitted Development criteria
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
- Postcode
- HD8 8TU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- If found to be inappropriate development, whether the harm, by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would result in disproportionate additions to the original dwelling when combined with earlier alterations, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the design and other benefits do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP57(a)LP24LP32
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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