®Planning appeal decision
31 Station Road, OSSETT, WF5 8AY
to create a vehicular access by means of ornate period wrought iron electric gates and posts onto Station Road and disabled access 1 x T1 Sycamore removed
- Authority
- Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wallace J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area with particular regard to the Ossett Conservation Area (CA) including the effect on protected trees
- The need for and benefits of the proposed access
- The effect of the proposal on ecological interests
What decided it
The public sector equality duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 required that the need for accessible accommodation for a person with the protected characteristic of disability outweighed the non-compliance with ecological policy, provided conditions mitigated harm to retained trees and required compensatory planting.
Framework references: 201
Plan policies cited: Policy D9, Policy D18, Policy D7
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.