Land at Golcar Brow Road/Badger Close, Meltham, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD9 5LB

detailed application for 1no dwelling

Authority: Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilkinson F

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with regard to outdoor amenity space and privacy

What decided it

The proposal would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and would not provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, and these harms were not outweighed by the limited benefits of one dwelling in an area with more than five years' housing land supply.

the limited benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of a windfall site were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the failure to provide acceptable living conditions

Framework references: 11, 12

Plan policies cited: Policy LP1, Policy LP2, Policy LP24

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