3 Mount Scar View, Scholes, Holmnfirth, HD9 1XH

to “convert the existing integral garage into habitable living space and build a detached garage on an adjacent piece of vacant land

Authority: Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Lancaster K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
the living conditions of the occupiers of 31a St Georges Road, with particular regard to outlook and light

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the siting, height and scale of the detached garage, combined with unacceptable harm to the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers at 31a St Georges Road through overbearing outlook and loss of light, conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh that conflict.

Plan policies cited: Policy LP24, Policies 1 and 2 of the Holme Valley Neighbourhood Plan (2021)

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