®Planning appeal decision
White Hart, Huddersfield Road, New Mill, HOLMFIRTH, HD9 7JU
change of use of former pub to 3 residential units, the provision of a single dwelling on the former car park to the east of the pub
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Moulton E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the provision of community facilities within, and on the vitality and viability of, New Mill Local Centre
What decided it
The permanent loss of a valued community facility contrary to Policy LP48 and paragraph 98 of the Framework, which harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the moderate benefits of providing four dwellings.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery and effective use of previously developed land were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the considerable harm from the loss of a valued community facility contrary to adopted policy
Framework references: 11, 90, 98
Plan policies cited: Policy LP48, Policy LP13, Policy 9 of the Holme Valley Neighbourhood Development Plan
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.