®Planning appeal decision
Hollingworth Gate , Hollingworth Lane, Walsden, OL14 6QY
Planning appeal 3310702 at Hollingworth Gate , Hollingworth Lane, Walsden, OL14 6QY (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 September 2023 by Inspector Biggers P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the proposed dwelling would be a sustainable one given the countryside setting.
single storey detached residential dwelling with existing access, gate and driveway
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Biggers P
- Postcode
- OL14 6QY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of the proposed dwelling would be a sustainable one given the countryside setting
- whether the development would have an adverse impact on highway safety and would have a poor level of accessibility by sustainable travel modes
- whether the development would have an adverse impact on landscape setting and character and appearance
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with up-to-date development plan policies relating to development in the Area around Todmorden, particularly Policy GB2 which restricts housing in open countryside, and no material consideration warrants an exception.
The slight benefit of adding one dwelling to housing supply was outweighed by the conflict with up-to-date development plan policies and the absence of any material consideration to warrant an exception to the policies restricting development in this countryside location.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB2Policy IM5Policy GB4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 11Paragraph 12
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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