Planning appeal decision
Bacup Road, Todmorden, OL14 7HP
Planning appeal 3290800 at Bacup Road, Todmorden, OL14 7HP (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 June 2022 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the rural character and appearance of the locality.
the demolition of existing double garage and replacement with new three bay garage with storage and workshop area above
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- OL14 7HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the rural character and appearance of the locality
What decided it
The proposed building's significant increase in scale and bulk would be unduly prominent in the rural locality and would detract from the visual amenity of the Area Around Todmorden and Special Landscape Area, conflicting with Policies NE8 and NE12 of the UDP.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN8Policy NE8Policy NE12
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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