Planning appeal decision
16 Nabbs Lane, Slaithwaite, Kirklees, Huddersfield, HD7 5AU
Planning appeal 3349813 at 16 Nabbs Lane, Slaithwaite, Kirklees, Huddersfield, HD7 5AU (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was allowed on 23 October 2024 by Inspector Pipe C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the Slaithwaite Conservation Area and setting of the Grade II Listed viaduct.
described as a front porch
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pipe C
- Postcode
- HD7 5AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the Slaithwaite Conservation Area and setting of the Grade II Listed viaduct
What decided it
The porch, being subordinate to the existing property and not incongruous in the streetscene, preserves the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the setting of the Grade II Listed viaduct.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP24Policy LP35
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205
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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