Planning appeal decision
4 Grimscar Avenue, Huddersfield, HD2 2TU
Planning appeal 3300211 at 4 Grimscar Avenue, Huddersfield, HD2 2TU (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2022 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host building and the area, including the Birkby Conservation Area.
a single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Williams K
- Postcode
- HD2 2TU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host building and the area, including the Birkby Conservation Area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of No.6 Grimscar Avenue and No.30 Bleasdale Avenue, with particular regard to outlook, daylight, sunlight, and outdoor space at No.4 Grimscar Avenue
- whether the proposal would be harmful to highway safety, with particular regard to off-street parking
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the host building, combined with material harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, outweighed any other considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP24Policy LP35Policy LP21Policy LP22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 199
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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