®Planning appeal decision
Land to east of 13 Osborne Street, Balmoral Street, Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, HX7 8BE
a new dwelling at Osborne Street, Hebden Bridge
- Authority
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Hebden Bridge Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupants of 4 Marlborough Road, No 13/16, and Beech Mount, with regard to loss of daylight and sunlight, and privacy
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to privacy
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area, to which great weight must be given, outweighs the benefits of housing delivery and sustainability measures.
The benefits of housing delivery, sustainability measures and site remediation, which attract considerable weight, do not outweigh the great weight given to the less than substantial harm to the conservation area.
Framework references: 205, 208, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy HE1, Policy HS1, Policy BT1, Policy BT2, Annex 2
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.