Planning appeal decision
30 Clough Park, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0JH
Planning appeal 3286826 at 30 Clough Park, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0JH (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 4 March 2022 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: highway safety.
Demolition of an existing garage and the erection of 1 No. two-storey dwelling at 30, Clough Park, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0JH
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- HD8 0JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- highway safety
- the character and appearance of the locality
- the living conditions of prospective occupiers of the development
What decided it
The displacement of parking provision for the existing dwelling and the inability to demonstrate that adequate policy-compliant parking could be provided on-site, which would compromise highway safety through increased on-street parking and footway obstruction.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP21Policy LP22Policy 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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