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Dismissed27 January 20253350414

Lower Birkhouse Farm, Birkhouse, Brighouse, HD6 4JL

Planning appeal 3350414 at Lower Birkhouse Farm, Birkhouse, Brighouse, HD6 4JL (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 January 2025 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having regard to the extent of the building operations necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse and whether the design or external appearance of the building would be acceptable.

application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion

Authority
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Senior H
Postcode
HD6 4JL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having regard to the extent of the building operations necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse and whether the design or external appearance of the building would be acceptable

What decided it

The excessive amount of glazing and balcony alterations would not be reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse and would be incongruous in the rural setting, failing the design and external appearance condition under the GPDO.

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