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Allowed12 March 20253357538

2 High Meadows, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6TN

Planning appeal 3357538 at 2 High Meadows, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6TN (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 12 March 2025 by Inspector Colebourne S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

‘construction of boundary wall/fence’

Authority
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Colebourne S
Postcode
WF2 6TN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • highway safety in regard to exiting the site into High Meadows and visibility when turning from High Meadow into The Balk

What decided it

The proposal accords with development plan policies LP57 and LP27 as it does not harm character and appearance and does not result in any harm to highway safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP57LP27

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