Land adj. 124 Hartshead Lane , Hartshead, Liversedge , West Yorkshire , WF15 8AJ

2 No. detached dwellings

Authority: Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Worthington E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the nearby grade II listed building at 120 Hartshead Lane

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites, combined with the very limited and less-than-substantial harm to heritage assets, meant that the public benefits of housing delivery outweighed the identified harm and any conflict with the development plan.

the very limited less-than-substantial harm to the settings of the listed buildings and their significance was outweighed by the public benefits of providing two additional homes in the context of a shortfall in housing land supply, economic benefits during construction, and support for the rural community

Framework references: 11, 203, 205, 208

Plan policies cited: Policy LP24, Policy LP35, Policy LP30, Policy LP28, Policy LP52, Policy LP21, Policy LP22, Policy LP51, Kirklees Householders Design Guide Principles 2, 13, 14, 15

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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