Planning appeal decision
1 Newsome Street, Dewsbury, WF13 4HE
Planning appeal 3325479 at 1 Newsome Street, Dewsbury, WF13 4HE (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 8 January 2024 by Inspector Robbie G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the single storey side extension preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Northfields Conservation Area, taking account of its effect on the character of the appeal property.
without the benefit of planning permission, the erection of a single storey side extension
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Robbie G
- Postcode
- WF13 4HE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the single storey side extension preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Northfields Conservation Area, taking account of its effect on the character of the appeal property
What decided it
The extension's scale, form, design and positioning fail to respect the character and appearance of the host property and the conservation area, with no public benefits identified to balance against the identified harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP24Policy LP35
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 208
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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