®Planning appeal decision
5 Dearn Field, Upper Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8NX
Planning appeal 3364837 at 5 Dearn Field, Upper Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8NX (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 16 July 2025 by Inspector Vo K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the two storey and first floor side elements on the character and appearance of the area.
The construction of a two storey side extension, a single storey rear extension and a first floor above an existing garage”
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Vo K
- Postcode
- HD8 8NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the two storey and first floor side elements on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of Number 6 Dearnfield with specific regard to light and outlook
What decided it
The proposed extensions would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area by appearing as dominating and disproportionate additions that disrupt the original consistency of the group of three similar dwellings within the cul-de-sac.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP24 of the Kirklees Local Plan 2019Key Design Principle 1 of the House Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document 2021Key Design Principle 2 of the House Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document 2021Key Design Principle 5 of the House Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document 2021Key Design Principle 6 of the House Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document 2021
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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