315 Huddersfield Road, HALIFAX, Calderdale, HX3 0PG

retrospective change of use of café to a hot food take away and the erection of an extraction flue

Authority: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Change of use
Inspector: Kirby R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Huddersfield Road East Conservation Area, with particular regard to the extraction flue
the effect of the development on the living conditions of nearby occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance from the use and extraction system

What decided it

The combination of less than substantial but material harm to the conservation area from the extraction flue, which is not outweighed by limited public benefits, and the harm to living conditions of nearby occupiers from noise and disturbance caused by the extended operating hours of the takeaway use.

Plan policies cited: Policy BT1, Policy HW6, Policy HE1, Policy EN1, Policy EN3

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