®Planning appeal decision
Cross Pipes House , Penistone Road, Birds Edge , Huddersfield , HD8 8XW
Planning appeal 3356278 at Cross Pipes House , Penistone Road, Birds Edge , Huddersfield , HD8 8XW (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 24 April 2025 by Inspector Skelly C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
application to erect a single bungalow with garden space
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Skelly C
- Postcode
- HD8 8XW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations amounting to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and significant harm to character and appearance, which is not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits claimed, and the Green Belt provides a strong reason for refusal notwithstanding the lack of a five-year housing land supply.
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm and significant weight given to character and appearance harm were not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of providing a home suited to the appellant's health needs and a minor contribution to housing supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP59Policy LP24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154
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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