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Allowed6 February 20263359129

Land at Cliff Hill, Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, HD8 8RZ

Planning appeal 3359129 at Land at Cliff Hill, Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, HD8 8RZ (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was allowed on 6 February 2026 by Inspector Wilders B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether sufficient information has been submitted to assess the environmental effects of the proposal.

residential development for 62 dwellings, grouting remedial works for ground stabilisation to facilitate construction of dwellings with associated hard and soft landscaping

Authority
Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Wilders B
Postcode
HD8 8RZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether sufficient information has been submitted to assess the environmental effects of the proposal
  • if so, whether the environmental effects of the proposal would be acceptable with particular regard to noise and disturbance, vibration, dust/air quality, including the effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties
  • whether it has been demonstrated that the site is suitable for residential development of the scale proposed

What decided it

The site is allocated for residential development in the Kirklees Local Plan and the environmental effects of the proposal, including those arising from necessary remediation works, would be acceptable and capable of being managed through conditions.

The temporary disruption to nearby residents from remediation and construction works was outweighed by the principle of development on an allocated housing site and the acceptability of environmental effects when properly managed through conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP53Policy LP24Policy LP52Policy LP36Policy LP11Policy LP63Policy LP20Policy LP51Policy LP30
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 196Paragraph 223Paragraph 230Paragraph 58

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