Planning appeal decision
9 Cawley Lane, Heckmondwike, WF16 0BJ
Planning appeal 3340895 at 9 Cawley Lane, Heckmondwike, WF16 0BJ (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 29 May 2024 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area.
A sizable, single storey games room in the front garden of a large detached house
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- WF16 0BJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The lack of certainty that the screening hedge would be retained in perpetuity means the building would have clear potential to be unacceptably harmful to character and appearance if exposed to view.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP24aKey design principle 1 of the House Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document 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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