Planning appeal decision
67 Womersley Road, Knottingley, WF11 0DL
Planning appeal 3357961 at 67 Womersley Road, Knottingley, WF11 0DL (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 31 March 2026 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties and the occupiers of the caravan site.
without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land from residential garden and small holding to a park home site with erection of retaining wall to the rear of the Land and formation of a hard surface on the Land
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- WF11 0DL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties and the occupiers of the caravan site
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The development fails to protect the living conditions of neighbouring residents due to privacy loss, outlook harm and noise disturbance, conflicting with local plan policies LP56 and LP67.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP56Policy LP67Policy SP23
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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