®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed16 August 20233317202
39 St Helens Gate, Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
single storey rear extension with covered terrace
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hickey A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect on openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Almondbury Conservation Area
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial weight to be given to Green Belt harm combined with the disproportionate nature of the addition and harm to the conservation area character was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, such that very special circumstances did not exist.
Framework references: 137, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy LP57, Policy LP24, Policy LP35
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.