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Dismissed22 September 20253365582

182 Heckmondwike Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3NU

Planning appeal 3365582 at 182 Heckmondwike Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3NU (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2025 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant an LDC was well-founded with particular regard to whether the proposal amounts to a material change of use from a dwellinghouse to a mixed use comprising a dwellinghouse and a commercial kitchen.

the proposed use of the premises for a commercial kitchen

Authority
Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
WF13 3NU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant an LDC was well-founded with particular regard to whether the proposal amounts to a material change of use from a dwellinghouse to a mixed use comprising a dwellinghouse and a commercial kitchen

What decided it

The LDC application contained insufficient precise information to enable a properly informed judgment on whether the proposal would constitute a material change of use from a dwellinghouse to a mixed use.

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