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Dismissed4 August 20253364690

1A, Ropergate, Pontefract, WF8 1JX

Planning appeal 3364690 at 1A, Ropergate, Pontefract, WF8 1JX (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 4 August 2025 by Inspector Cleary D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of removing the condition on highway safety.

a Conversion to taxi booking office with no external alterations (retrospective) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 22/02551/FUL, dated 31 March 2023

Authority
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Cleary D
Postcode
WF8 1JX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of removing the condition on highway safety
  • whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Pontefract Market Place Conservation Area

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide robust evidence to demonstrate that removing the condition would not have a harmful effect on highway safety, and the Inspector was not satisfied that the condition was not reasonable and necessary.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D14Policy LP27Policy SP23Policy LP63Policy LP65
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 111

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