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Allowed12 June 20253352319

Southdale Playing Fields, Lime Street, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 0AQ

Planning appeal 3352319 at Southdale Playing Fields, Lime Street, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 0AQ (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 12 June 2025 by Inspector Johnson W, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposed development on highway and/or pedestrian safety.

Fenced and floodlit artificial grass pitch and changing pavilion development with access and parking

Authority
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Johnson W
Postcode
WF5 0AQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposed development on highway and/or pedestrian safety
  • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of existing neighbouring occupiers on Lime Street and Station Road, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area

What decided it

The absence of substantive evidence of harm on any of the three main issues, supported by the lack of technical objection from Highways Development Management and Environmental Protection, meant the scheme complied with the development plan.

The proposal complied with the development plan taken as a whole and no material considerations indicated a decision should be made otherwise, so the balance favoured allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP27Policy LP56Policy LP67Policy LP50Policy SP3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56Paragraph 57

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