31 Station Road, Ossett, WF5 8AY

Planning appeal 3297747 at 31 Station Road, Ossett, WF5 8AY (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 4 October 2022 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode: WF5 8AY

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy D9Policy D18Policy D7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 201

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