Planning appeal decision
44 Falcon Street, Huddersfield, HD4 6LH
Planning appeal 3333337 at 44 Falcon Street, Huddersfield, HD4 6LH (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 22 February 2024 by Inspector Renaudon L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area, and whether it complies with the development plan in these respects.
Without the benefit of planning permission, the erection of a side extension
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Renaudon L
- Postcode
- HD4 6LH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area, and whether it complies with the development plan in these respects
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is reasonably necessary to remedy the alleged breach of planning control
What decided it
The development fails to comply with Policy LP24 as it does not achieve a subservient relationship to the original building and is visually incongruous with the character of the area, and the appellant's proposed mitigation measures cannot be considered as they would constitute a different development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP24House Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document
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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