Planning appeal decision
Land at Edgerton Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield, HD3 3AA
Planning appeal 3310052 at Land at Edgerton Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield, HD3 3AA (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was allowed on 24 April 2023 by Inspector Wilde J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the details supplied by the appellant are sufficient to comply with condition No 21.
variation of condition 23 (highway works) on previous permission 201493014 (APP/Z4718/W/3002523) for outline application for residential development comprising 41 No new dwellings plus associated works (within a conservation area
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilde J
- Postcode
- HD3 3AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the details supplied by the appellant are sufficient to comply with condition No 21.
What decided it
The Stage 2 Road Safety Audit and other submitted drawings demonstrated that the proposed roads and footways would not be unsafe, satisfying the requirements of condition 21 without needing to meet the higher standard required for formal highway adoption.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- policy T10 of the Kirklees Unitary Development Plan (UDP)policy 21 of the Kirklees Local Plan (LP)
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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