®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Oddfellows Street, Cleckheaton, BD19 6NX
Planning appeal 3370566 at Land South of Oddfellows Street, Cleckheaton, BD19 6NX (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 23 December 2025 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
the erection of 33 dwellings along with all associated infrastructure, parking, open space and landscaping
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
- Postcode
- BD19 6NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The absence of any realistic prospect of securing the necessary highway improvements to Oddfellows Street within the permission timeframe, due to the requirement to impose works on unwilling neighbouring landowners and lack of certainty of Council Member approval, creates an unacceptable harmful impact on highway safety that substantially outweighs the benefits of housing delivery.
The significant benefits of 33 dwellings including affordable housing on an allocated site in a district with acute housing need were substantially outweighed by the very significant and long-lasting harm to highway safety arising from the inability to secure necessary improvements to the inadequate access road within the permission timeframe.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP20Policy LP21Policy LP22Principle 12 of the Housebuilders Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 116
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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