®Planning appeal decision
2 Holmclose, Holmbridge, Holmfirth, HD9 2NJ
Planning appeal 3341557 at 2 Holmclose, Holmbridge, Holmfirth, HD9 2NJ (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 10 September 2024 by Inspector Spataru A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the setting of The Old School, a grade II listed building.
the erection of detached dwelling
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Spataru A
- Postcode
- HD9 2NJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve the setting of The Old School, a grade II listed building
What decided it
The harm to the setting of the grade II listed building, which could not be justified by the limited public benefits of providing one additional dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP2LP24(a)LP35Policy 2 of the Holme Valley Neighbourhood Development Plan (2021)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 196Paragraph 208
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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