Planning appeal decision
4 Rydal Grove, Roberttown, Liversedge, Kirklees, WF15 7DN
Planning appeal 3348328 at 4 Rydal Grove, Roberttown, Liversedge, Kirklees, WF15 7DN (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 17 January 2025 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.
erection of outbuilding
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
- Postcode
- WF15 7DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
What decided it
The outbuilding is excessive in scale and height, appearing as overdevelopment that is out of character with and obtrusive within the surrounding residential street scene, thereby unacceptably harming character and appearance contrary to Policy LP24 and the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP24KDP1KDP2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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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