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Dismissed12 May 20253359187

Newgate House, Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 1NB

Planning appeal 3359187 at Newgate House, Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 1NB (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 12 May 2025 by Inspector Walker C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to internal living space.

House in Multiple Occupation

Authority
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Walker C
Postcode
WF8 1NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to internal living space
  • the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to general disturbance
  • highway safety, having regard to parking

What decided it

The grossly inadequate communal living space and the resulting unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers, combined with the unacceptable disturbance to neighbouring residents from the intensity of use, outweighed the benefits of additional housing provision.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP56Policy LP27
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135

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