®Planning appeal decision
Planning permission granted12 March 20253341883
Land and property to rear of 4-16 Purlwell Lane, Batley, WF17 5BH
Without the benefit of planning permission, the material change of use to the storage of vehicles
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Renaudon L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effects of the development on the living conditions of adjoining neighbours by reason of privacy, noise and visual effects
- The effects of the development on highway safety and on the free flow of traffic in the area
What decided it
The lawful fallback position being a vacant or agricultural site, combined with the benefit of bringing the land into positive use and the ability to control impacts through conditions, justified allowing the appeal despite the car storage use being somewhat at odds with the immediate residential character.
Plan policies cited: LP7, LP24
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.