®Planning appeal decision
Former Box Trees Mill, Boy Lane, Whealey , Halifax, HX3 5AF
erection of four 3-bedroom dwellings with associated landscaping and external works
- Authority
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Clowes M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area, with regard to trees and design
- the living conditions of the future occupiers of the dwellings with regard to the provision of private gardens
- biodiversity and protected species
- highway safety with particular regard to access and the impact upon pedestrian and cycle movements
What decided it
The cumulative effect of significant harm to character and appearance from tree loss, inadequate living conditions for future occupiers, unresolved biodiversity and protected species concerns, and unacceptable highway safety impacts could not be outweighed by the limited benefits of housing delivery on a brownfield site.
The benefits of family-sized housing delivery on a brownfield site with economic construction benefits were outweighed by the adverse effects on character and appearance from tree loss, living conditions of future occupiers, biodiversity and protected species, and highway safety.
Framework references: 130, 174, 180, 112
Plan policies cited: Policy BT1, Policy BT3, Policy GN5, Policy BT4, Policy GN3, Annexe 2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.