Planning appeal decision
Angel Barn Rear of 8 Longwood Road, Paddock, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 4EU
Planning appeal 3351581 at Angel Barn 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
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent 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, notwithstanding the Council's housing land supply shortfall.
The moderate public benefits of re-use of the listed building, housing supply and economic benefits were outweighed by the considerable importance and weight attached to the less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP24Policy LP35Policy LP21Policy LP22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 135Paragraph 11
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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