Land At Ingham Lane Farm , Ingham Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 9PE

Planning appeal 3369755 at Land At Ingham Lane Farm , Ingham Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 9PE (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 3 February 2026 by Inspector Cryan M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for housing development, having particular regard to the type and amount (and therefore the density) of development proposed.

three self- and custom-build dwellings

Authority: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Cryan M
Postcode: HX2 9PE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for housing development, having particular regard to the type and amount (and therefore the density) of development proposed

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the Inspector found the site's density and location appropriate, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

The modest but valuable contribution to housing supply and to meeting self- and custom-build need, together with very limited weight attached to residual Green Belt policy conflict, meant adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, so the balance tipped in favour of granting permission in principle.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1Policy HS2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 129Paragraph 155

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