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Allowed1 September 20223294009

Land West of 3 Quarry Court, Rastrick, Brighouse, HD6 3LP

Planning appeal 3294009 at Land West of 3 Quarry Court, Rastrick, Brighouse, HD6 3LP (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 1 September 2022 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the development on highway safety.

new build residential development providing 4 no detached 4 bed dwellings including new access road; gardens and external works

Authority
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hitchcock R
Postcode
HD6 3LP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the development on highway safety
  • The effects of the development on biodiversity

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, combined with the applicability of the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), meant that the moderate highway safety harm and minor biodiversity loss did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the considerable benefits of housing delivery.

The moderate harm to highway safety and minor net loss of biodiversity were outweighed by the considerable benefits of contributing to the significant shortfall in housing delivery and the Government's objective of significantly boosting the supply of homes in a sustainable location with reasonable access to services and facilities, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BE5Policy NE16Policy NE17
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 180Paragraph 184

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