®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Mount Zion Graveyard, Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 7FE
five 4 bed terraced houses with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Francis M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would affect highway safety with particular regard to the parking and manoeuvring space within the site
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants with regard to the provision of private garden space
- Whether it would be a suitable location in relation to policy on designated open space
What decided it
The scale and form of the proposal, combined with its location within designated open space and inadequate private garden provision, conflicted with the development plan and caused significant harm to character and appearance that could not be outweighed by housing benefits.
The benefits of providing four family houses and economic viability were given limited weight and did not outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance, inadequate living conditions in terms of garden space, and conflict with open space policy.
Plan policies cited: CLP Policy BT1, CLP Policy BT4, CLP Policy BT2, CLP Policy GN6, CLP Policy SD2, CLP Policy SD6, CLP Policy HS1, CLP Policy IM4, CLP Annex 1
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.