24 Melrose Street, Bradford, BD7 3EW

construction of dwelling resubmission of application number: 22/05312/FUL

Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilson L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the nearby tree
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity

What decided it

The detrimental effect on the nearby mature tree, to which significant weight was attached, combined with very limited development benefits, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.

The adverse impacts of harm to the nearby tree significantly and demonstrably outweigh the very limited benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits, when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole.

Framework references: 11, 12, 15

Plan policies cited: Policy DS1, Policy DS2, Policy DS3, Policy EN2, Policy EN3, Policy EN5

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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