Planning appeal decision
3 Nields Road, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5HT
Planning appeal 3331267 at 3 Nields Road, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5HT (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 18 January 2024 by Inspector Pipe C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and area in general.
erection of first floor rear extension and rooflights to main roof
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pipe C
- Postcode
- HD7 5HT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and area in general
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of No. 1 Nields Road
What decided it
The harm to the living conditions of the occupiers of No. 1 Nields Road through the oppressive and overbearing nature of the proposed extension outweighed the absence of harm to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP24House Extensions and Alterations SPD (2021)
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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