Planning appeal decision
14 Hill Top Crescent, Mirfield, WF14 8HT
Planning appeal 3299191 at 14 Hill Top Crescent, Mirfield, WF14 8HT (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was allowed on 27 July 2022 by Inspector Westbrook J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposed extension and outbuilding on the character and appearance of the area around Hill Top Crescent.
the erection of a single-storey rear extension and detached outbuilding, and the demolition of an existing garage
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Westbrook J
- Postcode
- WF14 8HT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposed extension and outbuilding on the character and appearance of the area around Hill Top Crescent
- The effects of the proposed extension and outbuilding on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 16 Hill Top Crescent by way of light and outlook
What decided it
The spatial relationship between the properties, the limited scale and set-in position of the proposed extension, and the large plot size of the appeal property meant the extension would not harm character, appearance, or neighbouring living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP24
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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