Planning appeal decision
80A Hollin Drive, Durkar, Wakefield, WF4 3PR
Planning appeal 3299414 at 80A Hollin Drive, Durkar, Wakefield, WF4 3PR (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 5 October 2022 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area.
a detached bungalow and domestic garage
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones H
- Postcode
- WF4 3PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
- Whether appropriate living conditions would be provided for the occupants of 80 Hollin Drive and for the future occupiers of the proposed dwelling with particular reference to privacy
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the dwelling's height, mass, window proportions, and incongruous use of stone quoins was determinative and could not be overcome by the absence of harm to living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS10 of the Wakefield Core Strategy, 2009Policy D9 of the Wakefield Development Policies Document, 2009
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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