Planning appeal decision
16 Cooke Street, Keighley, BD21 3NN
Planning appeal 3298790 at 16 Cooke Street, Keighley, BD21 3NN (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 22 August 2022 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Keighley Town Centre Conservation Area.
installation of shutters to the existing shop front
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Manchester S
- Postcode
- BD21 3NN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Keighley Town Centre Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve the character or appearance of the conservation area by introducing a dominant, discordant contemporary feature that would detract from the historic townscape, and the claimed public benefits of crime reduction were not substantiated and could be achieved by less harmful alternative means.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DS1DS3EN3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 197
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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