Planning appeal decision
The Piggeries, Longwood Edge Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 4XN
Planning appeal 3328685 at The Piggeries, Longwood Edge Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 4XN (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 28 March 2024 by Inspector Thompson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including its effect on the setting of the Longwood Edge Conservation Area.
without the benefit of planning permission, the construction of a building
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Thompson F
- Postcode
- HD3 4XN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including its effect on the setting of the Longwood Edge Conservation Area
What decided it
The development causes less than substantial harm to the setting of the Conservation Area with no public benefits to outweigh the required protection of the heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP 24Policy LP 35
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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