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Dismissed29 January 20253351576

Land Rear of 8 Longwood Road, Paddock, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 4EU

Planning appeal 3351576 at Land Rear of 8 Longwood Road, Paddock, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 4EU (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 29 January 2025 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building of Barn Between Nos 8 and 10.

’Conversion of storage barn to 2no duplex apartments’

Authority
Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Martinson P
Postcode
HD3 4EU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building of Barn Between Nos 8 and 10
  • whether the level of proposed parking provision would be acceptable with particular regard to highway safety
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 15 Victory Avenue with particular regard to privacy

What decided it

The proposal would cause less than substantial but considerable harm to the significance of a Grade II listed building, which provides a clear reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework and outweighs the moderate public benefits and housing supply contribution.

the considerable harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building outweighed the moderate public benefits of re-use, housing supply and economic benefits, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development was not engaged due to the clear reason for refusal based on heritage protection

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP24Policy LP35Policy LP21Policy LP22
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 135Paragraph 11

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