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Notice upheld17 March 20263360335

37 Cross Lane, Lupset, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8DA

Planning appeal 3360335 at 37 Cross Lane, Lupset, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8DA (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 17 March 2026 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

Without planning permission, the erection of a boundary wall (coloured blue on the attached plan), above 1 meter [sic] from ground level, front and adjacent to a highway on the Land”

Authority
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Williams K
Postcode
WF2 8DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The wall's substantial height, engineered form and dominating square piers create both a visually incongruous feature that detracts from the established character of the street and an unacceptable impact on highway safety through obscured visibility splays.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP23Policy LP56Policy LP27

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