®Planning appeal decision
Cottonstones House, Mill Bank, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3EU
Planning appeal 3341881 at Cottonstones House, Mill Bank, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3EU (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 September 2024 by Inspector Veevers A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Mill Bank and Cottonstones Conservation Area.
an extension at first floor level
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Veevers A
- Postcode
- HX6 3EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Mill Bank and Cottonstones Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the conservation area and would cause unacceptable harm to the non-designated heritage asset, with limited public benefits insufficient to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 16Paragraph 208Paragraph 209
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.