®Planning appeal decision
LAND WEST OF 3 QUARRY COURT, RASTRICK, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 3LP
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
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).
Framework references: 11, 56, 110, 111, 180, 184
Plan policies cited: Policy BE5, Policy NE16, Policy NE17
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.