®Planning appeal decision
3 Providence Hill, Stainland, Halifax, HX4 9PL
Planning appeal 3367854 at 3 Providence Hill, Stainland, Halifax, HX4 9PL (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 August 2025 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the conservation area.
Balconies to rear elevation and external alterations to windows and doors without complying with condition 1 of planning permission 21/00831/HSE
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- HX4 9PL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the conservation area
What decided it
The large glazed panels fail to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the conservation area and represent poor design in this context, with insufficient public benefits to outweigh the less-than-substantial harm.
The less-than-substantial harm to the conservation area outweighed the benefits from improvement of building fabric and economic benefits of the works
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE1Policy BT1(I&II)Policy GN4
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.