Planning appeal decision
Fairleigh Farm, Penistone Road, Birds Edge, Huddersfield, West Yorks, HD8 8XW
Planning appeal 3320994 at Fairleigh Farm, Penistone Road, Birds Edge, Huddersfield, West Yorks, HD8 8XW (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 14 May 2024 by Inspector Thompson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
use of farmyard for the additional storage, sale and distribution of aggregates and storage of HGVs
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- minerals-waste · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Thompson F
- Postcode
- HD8 8XW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The use for which the certificate of lawful use was sought was in direct contravention of an enforcement notice that was in force at the time of the application, making it unlawful under section 191(2)(b) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
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