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Dismissed27 October 20233319157

5 - 7 Wasp Nest Road, Fartown, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 6HA

Planning appeal 3319157 at 5 - 7 Wasp Nest Road, Fartown, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 6HA (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 27 October 2023 by Inspector Lee S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is in a suitable location for main town centre uses, having particular regard to the sequential test.

change of use of ground floors from dwellings to Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service Use) and alterations to convert the upper two storeys to independent maisonettes including additional parking

Authority
Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Change of use
Inspector
Lee S
Postcode
HD1 6HA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is in a suitable location for main town centre uses, having particular regard to the sequential test
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The failure to satisfy the sequential test for main town centre uses outside defined centres, combined with unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and the setting of a listed building.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP13Policy LP24Policy LP35
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 7

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