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Dismissed19 August 20223292664

31 Warwick Street, Wakefiled, West Yorkshire, WF1 5BJ

Planning appeal 3292664 at 31 Warwick Street, Wakefiled, West Yorkshire, WF1 5BJ (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 19 August 2022 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the garage on highway safety.

‘conversion to form repair garage’

Authority
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
McDonagh C
Postcode
WF1 5BJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the garage on highway safety
  • The effects of the garage on the living conditions of occupiers of adjacent properties

What decided it

The substantial and unmitigated harm to highway safety and the living conditions of neighbouring residents, which outweighs any local employment or business benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D9Policy D20
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 110Paragraph 130

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