Planning appeal decision
23 Lockwood Scar, Huddersfield, HD4 6BL
Planning appeal 3344577 at 23 Lockwood Scar, Huddersfield, HD4 6BL (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was allowed on 15 October 2024 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.
the change of use from use Class C3 to a small House of Multiple Occupation (Class C4)
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
- Postcode
- HD4 6BL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The imposition of a management agreement condition controlling the keeping of motor vehicles by occupiers would effectively mitigate the substandard parking provision and prevent an unacceptable adverse impact on highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP21LP22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 115
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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