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Dismissed29 January 20243321103

Highways Land, Fall Lane, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6GB

Planning appeal 3321103 at Highways Land, Fall Lane, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6GB (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 29 January 2024 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposal on the Marsden Conservation Area.

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Authority
Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector
Wilkinson F
Postcode
HD7 6GB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the siting and appearance of the proposal on the Marsden Conservation Area

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate that less harmful alternatives had been properly explored, combined with the unacceptable visual harm to the Conservation Area, meant the public benefits of improved mobile coverage could not outweigh the heritage harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP24Policy LP35
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 118Paragraph 121Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208

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