Planning appeal decision
Unit 4, The Old Stone Yard, Near Bank, Shelley, Huddersfield, HD8 8LS
Planning appeal 3341137 at Unit 4, The Old Stone Yard, Near Bank, Shelley, Huddersfield, HD8 8LS (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 16 May 2025 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control.
without the benefit of planning permission, the erection of a workshop/ storage building
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
- Postcode
- HD8 8LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control
- Whether the time period for compliance with the enforcement notice is reasonable
What decided it
The breach of planning control alleged is the erection of the workshop/storage building only, and the 90-day compliance period is reasonable given the lack of substantive evidence supporting the need for a longer period.
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