Planning appeal decision
11 Smithy Close, Lindley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3ZB
Planning appeal 3315898 at 11 Smithy Close, Lindley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3ZB (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 30 May 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order.
a single-storey garage attached to the side of the existing dwelling and a new drive from the highway
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- HD3 3ZB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order
What decided it
The proposed development would cause harm to trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order through unavoidable root severance and soil compaction within their root protection areas, contrary to development plan policy and the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP24LP33Key Design Principle 13 of the HEA SPD
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 131
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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