Planning appeal decision
New World Payphones Kiosks, Outside 5 Corn Market, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 1RL
Planning appeal 3310680 at New World Payphones Kiosks, Outside 5 Corn Market, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 1RL (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 October 2023 by Inspector Worthington E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposals on visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area, including whether they would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Halifax Town Centre Conservation Area, and whether they would preserve the settings of nearby listed buildings.
the replacement of existing double telephone kiosk with new telephone kiosk which includes integrated digital advertising display
- Appeal type
- advert · Advertisement Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Worthington E
- Postcode
- HX1 1RL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposals on visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area, including whether they would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Halifax Town Centre Conservation Area, and whether they would preserve the settings of nearby listed buildings
What decided it
The harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets, being less than substantial but of considerable importance and weight, was not outweighed by the public benefits of the proposals.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE15Policy BE18Policy BE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 81Paragraph 92Paragraph 114Paragraph 115Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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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