®Planning appeal decision
Land at Quarry House, Ramsden Street, Wheatley, Halifax, HX3 5JB
Planning appeal 3318209 at Land at Quarry House, Ramsden Street, Wheatley, Halifax, HX3 5JB (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 September 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on highway safety.
3 new dwellings, each 3-bed together with associated car parking and private amenity space
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
- Postcode
- HX3 5JB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with regard to outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The unacceptable impact on highway safety resulting from inability to achieve the required visibility splays at the site access, which constituted an overriding concern and conflict with development plan policy.
the adverse impacts of granting planning permission, including the identified conflict with development plan policy on highway safety, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply and economic benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BT4Policy BT1Policy BT2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 130
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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