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Notice varied and upheld6 January 20263351832

Former Dewbury Road Police Box, Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9BY

Planning appeal 3351832 at Former Dewbury Road Police Box, Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9BY (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 January 2026 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway safety.

Without planning permission, the change of use from Police Office Box (vacant) to use as a retail shop class E(a), on the Land

Authority
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Change of use
Inspector
Ollerenshaw M
Postcode
WF2 9BY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The development compromises highway safety by creating conditions unacceptably detrimental to the safe and free flow of traffic on a busy main road close to a major junction, conflicting with Policy LP27 and NPPF paragraph 116.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP27
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 116

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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