Planning appeal decision
Green Mount Cinderhills Road, Holmfirth, HD9 1EE
Planning appeal 3346851 at Green Mount Cinderhills Road, Holmfirth, HD9 1EE (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 24 April 2025 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
the erection of detached dwelling and renovation of existing outbuilding
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
- Postcode
- HD9 1EE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The proposed development would materially increase the risk of vehicle conflicts and dangerous reversing manoeuvres onto Cinder Hills Road by adding traffic to an access track of insufficient width, creating an unacceptable impact on highway safety contrary to Policy LP21 and Policy 11.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP21 of the Kirklees Local Plan Strategy and PoliciesPolicy 11 of the Holme Valley Neighbourhood Development Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 116
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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