®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to 52 Tower Street, Barnsley, Yorkshire, S70 1QS
erection of one dwelling house, with 4 bedrooms, which is accessible and adaptable to the requirements of M4 Category 2, with single garage and associated driveways, landscaping, boundary walls and external steps
- Authority
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed highway access arrangement is appropriate
- the effect of the proposal upon existing trees
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance caused by the modern, alien architectural form failing to fit with the traditional street scene, combined with the inability to enforce an enforceable condition to remedy the deficient highway access, outweighed the modest benefits of additional housing and energy efficiency.
Framework references: 139, 164, 166, 116
Plan policies cited: Policy D1, Policy T4, Policy BIO1
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