Planning appeal decision
Sedis House , Copley Lane, Halifax, HX3 0TJ
Planning appeal 3337216 at Sedis House , Copley Lane, Halifax, HX3 0TJ (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 May 2024 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to the proposed access and parking arrangements.
conversion from one dwelling to two dwellings
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- HX3 0TJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to the proposed access and parking arrangements
What decided it
The intensification of use of the site access would result in vehicles having to reverse out onto Copley Lane in circumstances where visibility is limited and pedestrian and vehicular conflict would be likely.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BT4Policy HS1
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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